'Don't Accept International Scrutiny Of Climate Change Steps'

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 12, December 2010

 

The CSE said the strategy paper on international verification of domestic climate change mitigation measures circulated by India at Cancun, Mexico, can best be described as a compromise as the proposal is an ill-disguised effort on the part of India to be a deal-maker for the US.

 

The environment ministry regards the Copenhagen Accord as a grand bargain where developed countries agreed to provide fast track finance ($30 billion) for adaptation in vulnerable countries like Bangladesh and Maldives. Read the full report here.

 

Source: Sify News, New Delhi.

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