Ahead of the Copenhagen meet, China on Thursday backed India's stand that developing nations have no obligation to binding emission reduction targets.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters in Beijing that China is ready to enhance cooperation and coordination with India as both are victims of climate change.He Said, China understands the current situation in India and both the nations should take adaptation and mitigation measures based on the national conditions and capacity. He said China is ready to strengthen communication, coordination and cooperation with India on climate change.Qin's comments also come after China, India, Brazil, South Africa met in Beijing in November and decided to cooperate and adopt a common stand at the Copenhagen summit. He pointed out that climate change is caused by the massive emission of western developed countries during industrialisation.
News On AIR | December 3, 2009 2:01 PM
China backs India's stand over emission cuts