The Environment Ministers of BASIC countries — Brazil, South Africa, India and China — will frame a common position ahead of the crucial Durban climate conference on several issues including the second commitment period of Kyoto protocol.
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan will visit Beijing to attend the ninth meeting of BASIC countries. It is mainly for preparing the negotiations for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference. The climate conference in Durban will be held from November 28 to December 9.
The Kyoto protocol favours legally binding agreements, which call for mandatory emission cuts by the rich countries and voluntary cuts by the developing nations. India is opposed to any legally binding cuts for the developing countries.
On whether China is in agreement with the recent statement issued by Heads of the IBSA, the official said, “China is broadly in agreement with that [IBSA] approach.” Though maintaining that the two approaches are “slightly different on some issues,” the official stressed that “India believes that China generally agrees.”
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