New Delhi, Oct 27: India hopes for an equitable and just climate agreement in Paris, but the developed world will have to come out with more reasonable proposals, said India’s Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar.
He was interacting with people through ‘MyGov’ talk on Climate Change here on Monday. He said that India does not want Paris to fail. Referred to French President Francois Hollande’s statement, he said that Paris can be a failure unless the developed world commits more finance and technological support. “I think, with this warning, coming from the French President, who is the host, the developed world will come out with more reasonable proposals”, he added.
The Minister said that Paris is not raising questions about the actions of the developing world, but it is actually questioning the walking the talk by developed world. He also said that the developed world had pledged $100 billion (Green Climate Fund), but that has not materialised.
He said that India is walking the sustainable development path, but at the same time, we want more carbon space. “We have 60 islands, other smaller island countries are suffering. Therefore, we want climate justice”, he stated.
Javadekar also invited suggestions from people on various issues related to environment. He also announced that the best ideas will be rewarded not just with a cash prize, but also with a visit to a wildlife sanctuary. The modalities of the contest will be announced soon on MyGov platform.
The ‘MyGov’ talk was held on the eve of the BASICS meeting in China. It is for the first time that a Union Minister has held a Google Hangout session on ‘MyGov’ platform.
