India has said that the Brazil, South Africa, India and China(BASIC) group has played a constructive role in combating global climate change and in the international negotiations, which led to the successful adoption of the Paris Agreement. <br/><br/>Addressing a joint press conference with Ministers of BASIC in New Delhi today, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said it is an opportune time for the group to renew its efforts in the post-Paris period to address climate change. <br/><br/>He said the Paris Agreement recognizes the imperatives of sustainable patterns of consumption and production, with developed countries taking the lead in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty. Mr. Javadekar also highlighted that BASIC countries have started taking pre-2020 actions, more than what is expected and much beyond their capacity. <br/><br/>He expressed hope that the developed world will make an all-out effort to mobilize 100 billion dollar, which was an essential feature of Paris agreement.<br/><br/>A Joint Statement issued at the end of the meeting which welcomed the adoption of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and acknowledged that the 21st Conference of Parties (COP-21) held in Paris in December last year marked a milestone in global climate cooperation. It said the Agreement is meant to enhance the implementation of the Convention and is comprehensive, balanced and ambitious.