Bringing the sentiments of people of most of the developing countries at the UN platform, Indian environment and climate change minister Prakash Javadekar cited past examples where rich nations selflessly collaborated to pull out their poor counterparts from crisis and asked them to follow that path to save the world.
He said, "There are practical examples of how in the past we have managed to secure successful global cooperation to solve global problems. Joint collaborative research without IPR price-tag ensured 'Green Revolution' through hybrids, helped in making available drugs against HIV/AIDS and finding God Particle".
"Why can't this spirit of joint collaboration be summoned to address climate change? Why do we want to profit from disasters"? asked Javadekar while presenting his country's national statement which clearly shows India's position in the run up to the global deal in Paris next year.
Addressing the gathering of ministers and key representatives of many countries, the Indian environment minister also sought not to clear only his country's priority and development paradigm but also of most of the developing countries which need to grow economically to deal with the problem of abject poverty.
He said, "While there is often a talk about changed reality, one in every seven persons in the world today still lives in abject poverty. The number of poor people in the world is more than twice the combined population of Europe. All of them are in developing countries.
"We are determined to ensure development to all these people and provide them with basic services of energy, water, sanitation, healthcare, education and employment.
"We in India are committed to protecting the interests of the poor. We did in it the WTO for ensuring food security of our people".
Javadekar, however, hasten to add that the success of India's endeavors in all these issues will also be critical for the success of the global efforts for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As far as Lima negotiations are concerned, the minister said, "COP 20 in Lima, I believe, is the COP of Hope" but added the conditions which may guide India on the path to an "ambitious, comprehensive and equitable agreement at Paris next year".
Enlisting those conditions as his country's position during the negotiations, the minister said, "It should be able to address the genuine requirements of the developing countries by providing them equitable carbon space to achieve sustainable development and eradicate poverty.
"The new agreement is under the Convention (UNFCCC). Let us be clear, it is the 2nd commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that is ending in 2020, not the Convention. Adherence to the principles and provisions of the Convention is the key".
He emphasized that the "beautiful balance of collective action - the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDRs) - should form the basis of continued action. It is equally evident that developing countries could do more if finance, technology support and capacity building is ensured. This must be a key focus of the new agreement".
The remarks come at a time when the rich nations are trying to dilute the provisions of the CBDRs which are ingrained the principles of the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocal.
Showing mirror to the developed countries by bringing the pre-2020 period at the fore, he said, "Our ambition in the post-2020 period is directly linked with ambitious actions in the pre-2020 period by the developed countries, otherwise the poor people in developing countries will not get the carbon space to achieve sustainable development.
"If we believe that the global warming threat is real, then we must deliver on the agreed commitments as a matter of priority. It is important therefore for developed country parties to urgently fulfill their legal obligations in the pre-2020 period. They must scale up their mitigation ambition now and urgently fulfill their promises for providing financial and technological support to developing countries".
He also mentioned about the reluctance of the rich nations to contribute to the Green Climate Fund — a financial mechanism where the developed countries contribute to help their developing counterparts in their efforts to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
"Some announcements have been made by some countries to contribute to the Green Climate Fund. However, the scale of these announcements remains far from what has been pledged", he said in reference to the goal of 100 billion dollars in the GCF.
So far, the rich nations have collectively contributed slightly over 10 billion dollars as against the overall goal of 100 billion dollars till 2020 and 100 billion dollars per year beyond 2020. Belgium on Tuesday pledged to contribute more than 50 million Euros (around $62 million US) to the Green Climate Fund, edging the fund past its 10 billion dollars goal for 2014.
Referring to other contentious issue of adding the "progress review" of emission cut and adaptation targets clause in the future deal which is being forcefully demanded by the EU countries, Javadekar said, "We firmly believe that the INDCs are to be 'nationally determined'. We do not see any role for any ex-ante review in this process. The INDCs should include all elements including mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology and capacity building".
On adaptation, he said, "Adaptation is a central and critical priority for developing countries to address Climate Change. The new post-2020 agreement should ensure a balance between mitigation and adaptation. The urgent need for adaptation must be fully reflected in the new agreement.
In his speech, the minister also enlisted all the measures which are being taken by India to move on to the low carbon growth path to fight challenges of climate change.
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