Jairam calls for legally binding commitments

摘要

India's attempt to be part of a climate change solution was reflected in a major departure from stated policy when Minister for Environment Jairam Ramesh said all countries must take on binding commitments in an appropriate legal form. He was speaking at the plenary of the high level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun. Mr. Ramesh departed from his written speech to make this statement and later clarified to the Indian media that 'a legally binding agreement is not acceptable to India at this stage'.