December 10, 2010 12:47 PM

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India not to accept international binding cuts on carbon emissions at Cancun Climate Conf.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that there has been no shifting of position and he stood by India's stand that it will not accept internationally binding cuts on carbon emissions at this stage. In his speech yesterday at the Climate conference at Cancun in Mexico. Ramesh had said that, all countries must take on binding commitments under an appropriate legal form. The Environment Minister pointed out that India was trying to find room for maneuver due to increasing pressure from developing nations. Ramesh said it does not mean that India is taking on a legally binding agreement at this stage and that was our position.

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