GURGAON: India on Sunday said it was not in a position to accept any "legally binding" reductions in green house gas (GHG) emissions amid concerns by developed countries over the increasing carbon emissions by developing nations.
"India's position is clear and categorical that we are simply not in a position to take any legally binding emissions reductions," Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said here flanked by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
In the backdrop of contentions from developed nations that New Delhi was not doing enough to tackle the problem of climate change, Ramesh asserted India was not running away from its responsibilities.
Ramesh, however, pointed out that India is taking steps to combat climate change and has already launched a national plan to tackle the problem.
He asserted that India's per capita emissions would never exceed that of the developed countries.
"The US does not and will not do anything that would limit India's economic progress. India is a country very vulnerable to climate change," Clinton said.
The US wants India to agree to limit its carbon emissions ahead of the signing of a new UN climate treaty in Copenhagen in December.
"India's green house gas pollution is projected to grow by about 50 per cent between now and 2030," Clinton said.
