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The tentative emission reduction targets can be allowed from the world's "moral condemnation"
HC Environmental Network: From the opening of the Copenhagen climate summit has been less than a week, Indian officials suddenly disclosed 2, the emission reduction targets, India is tentatively scheduled for 2020 carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP down 24% compared to 2005. Indian media have the view that India would follow China in.
India's tentative efforts to far less emission reduction targets, and China. The Chinese government decided late last month that by 2020 the national carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in 2005 dropped 40% to 45%.
From the "moral condemnation"
India is the world's fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the emissions reduction issue has always maintained a hard line. But in China and the United States have announced emission reduction targets, India is facing increasing international pressure. India's major media
3 large-scale publicity in the emission reduction targets, many articles have the title "India follow China" wordings. "Hindustan Times" reported that India's response to climate change and China compared to the attitude, "a slow and stubborn," the Indian government's position change is prompted by China's positive action.
Analysts believe that the tentative emission reduction targets can finally make India free from the world's "moral condemnation", also may attend the Copenhagen Conference of the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh going empty-handed.
Still leave room "Times of India," the report says that India Environment Minister Ramesh evening of 3 may be in local time Congress formally declared by the goal, when the Indian government climate negotiators will use this as their summit in Copenhagen's official position. Nevertheless, the goal in India is still cause Controversy , Many Indian officials, or even Special Envoy for Climate Change, Shyam Saran, Indian Prime Minister had expressed reservations. Another international Environmental protection Organization that also leave room for India in reducing emissions.
Ramesh had said that the draft emissions in Copenhagen, "obviously we can not accept." He said India and China are developing countries in climate change negotiating position is the same.
Alarm sounded>>> Maldives submerged in the water the fastest century
Looked from a height, the Indian Ocean, Maldives is worthy of a string of pearl: 1190 green island set in the blue sea, here referred to as "paradise." But a cruel fact is that all the beauty of the Maldives in the low-altitude Eighty per cent of the land no more than 1 meter. If the United Nations on the rate of sea level rise calculation is correct, the fastest century, the islands would be swallowed by the sea one by one.
"I have seen countless coconut trees drained"
Maldives is not the driving force behind global warming, is the global village could be among the first to bear the consequences of "villagers." "Look at the beach bar tree roots exposed, sooner or later they had to dead." Standing Viligili Island white beach, 27-year-old Ikvam not the slightest thought to enjoy the view.
Coconut shadows of the trees are a major mark in the country, but under the water wash Soil Continued loss of coconut trees are to the Maldives become the first victims of sea level rise. Ikvam said: "I have seen countless coconut trees fall over, you look at my palm tree behind the tree, it used to look straight, but because of the foundation eroded unstable, has now become a 30-degree tilt."
"Father has become 'climate refugees'"
Viligili the capital of Male Island and very close to the situation of its people to Male anxiety. Male people think about this island will be blurted out: "It is becoming 'increasingly short' it!" "My father has become 'climate refugees'. He used to live in the island called the Hathi-fushi, but in 2007 have all been inundated with more than 80 people all of higher transferred to another island, I am worried that more of the compatriots so. "Ikvam said.
30 million people in the Maldives, more than 10 million people live in Male, the rest living in 194 scattered islands, but of which 164 were serious erosion of the sea. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that, as glaciers, ice caps and polar ice caps melting, accelerated sea level rise, the fastest 100 years, sea water would flood the entire Maldives.
Chinese sound>>> Support for India to take emission reduction measures according to their
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang 3, said that China supports India in accordance with national conditions and its capacity to adapt and appropriate emission reduction initiatives, are also willing to work with India on this issue to enhance communication, coordination and Cooperation .
It is reported that China recently announced actions to control greenhouse gas emissions targets, with developing countries to bring great pressure on India.
This, Qin Gang said the Chinese Government announced action to control greenhouse gas emissions goal is to own voluntary act, it reflects the Chinese government attaches great importance to climate change, actively respond to the challenge of political will. China and India are developing countries are victims of climate change, the two countries did not assume the obligation binding emission reduction targets. "China understands India's current position on the issue of climate change for India, according to their national conditions and its capacity to adapt and appropriate emission reduction initiatives, we will support it." Qin Gang said.
