Country rejects greenhouse gas cuts

GreenWire: India announced it plans to reject any new global warming treaty that requires the country to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions because that will harm its energy consumption, transportation and food security.

“India cannot and will not take emission reduction targets because poverty eradication and social and economic development are first and over-riding priorities,” said Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in a statement.

India’s announcement comes in advance of the Copenhagen climate change summit in December.

Ramesh said his country would voluntarily agree to prevent its per-capita greenhouse emissions from surpassing that of developed countries (Matthias Williams, Reuters, June 30). – JK

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