Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s special envoy on climate change Shyam Saran said India is more than prepared to work with the US on the issue, whose newly elected President Barack Obama had spoken to Dr Singh and informed him about his country’s willingness to work in "close partnership" with India.

India has also reiterated that global financial crisis should not become an excuse for developed countries to deviate from their commitment on green house gas emissions cuts.

The US, which although is signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, has not ratified it, has been demanding that all countries, including developing should have mandatory emission cut goals. The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and has a "common but differentiated responsibility" approach.

"President Obama has brought in a renewed focus to this entire issue and his green budget is an example," said Mr Saran.

He said that there is an impression created that India is does not bring anything to the table on emission cut issue while other countries have submitted proposal. "These are distorted projection," said Mr Saran, adding that adaptation measures against climate change are more important than mitigation measures.

India had last year announced a National Acti-on Plan on Climate Change which primarily focus on sustainable development and optimum use of natural resources like the solar energy.

The Prime Minister’s special envoy said the eight missions under the national action plan are very close to finalisation and will be submitting the final draft soon.

Mr Saran said India’s compulsion to bring down effects of climate change is much broader than reducing the levels of greenhouse gases.

He said India like other developing countries will want technology transfer. Developing countries have been demanding a fund for assisting them to bring in new technologies.