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US welcomes second draft of Delhi declaration
New Delhi, Nov 01: The United States today welcomed the second draft of the Delhi declaration on climate change even as discussions were on to reach a consensus on it at the ongoing UN conference on climate change.
New Delhi, Nov 01: The United States today welcomed
the second draft of the Delhi declaration on climate change
even as discussions were on to reach a consensus on it at the
ongoing UN conference on climate change.
"It is a very good basis on which to move forward," Paula Dobriansky, head of the us delegation at the conference told reporters. India has fittingly decided to put sustainable development on the discussion agenda as it is an integration of economic policy and social development, she said.
However, US stuck to its stand on Kyoto protocol saying it was neither effective nor fair and was also expensive and will hurt its economy. "KP is costly, ineffective and unfair. It is also impractical and unrealistic. Climate change is a global phenomenon but the developing countries are not participating," she said.
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"It is a very good basis on which to move forward," Paula Dobriansky, head of the us delegation at the conference told reporters. India has fittingly decided to put sustainable development on the discussion agenda as it is an integration of economic policy and social development, she said.
However, US stuck to its stand on Kyoto protocol saying it was neither effective nor fair and was also expensive and will hurt its economy. "KP is costly, ineffective and unfair. It is also impractical and unrealistic. Climate change is a global phenomenon but the developing countries are not participating," she said.
Bureau Report