US-China climate change agreement does not affect India: Government

NEW DELHI: The US-China agreement on climate change does not affect India directly, Government told the Lok Sabha today.

In his reply, Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar said India has advocated strong action on climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in accordance with principles and provisions of the Convention, especially equity and 'Common But Differentiated Responsibilities' (CBDR) based on historical responsibilities.

He said India and other developing countries have consistently stated that the developed countries must fulfil their commitments under the Convention to provide resources to developing countries to enable them to undertake actions for climate change.

The US and China on November 12 last year jointly announced some post-2020 actions on climate change.