India against US trade barrier for climate policy

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

BONN, Germany — India wants the new global climate change agreement to ban trade barriers targeting nations that refuse to accept limits on their carbon emissions, the chief Indian climate negotiator said Friday.

As some 180 nations work on drafting a new climate accord, India proposed adding a clause to bar any country from taking action against another country's goods and services based on its climate policy.

The clause is largely directed against efforts by U.S. Congress to impose trade penalties on countries that do not commit to specific action against greenhouse gases.

Chief delegate Shyam Saran said such measures looked like "protectionism under a green label," and were complicating the latest round of climate negotiations in Bonn.



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[Oerdin]

1. Gee, I wonder why.

India and China both are trying to torpedo any action on man made global climate change so of course they want to get away scot free with their pollution. The reality is we have to use both the carrot and the stick. Reward those who help stop climate change and punish, via tariffs, those who refuse to take action.

[amandabeech]

2. Countries should be able to erect trade barriers based on other environmental issues,

like water pollution and sulfur dioxide pollution of air. Then add barriers for labor organizing, wage and hour laws and work safety laws.

With those things in place, we might be able to actually manufacture goods here.

[vkkv]

3. U.S. pollution is reduced during low economic numbers

Let their economies take a hit for a while to reduce carbon emissions. Then maybe the U.S will start making things again.

[damntexdem]

4. And when India's coasts are flooded, and India inundated by refugees from former Bangladesh,

will India favor enforcing rules to limit greenhouse gases then? If so, it will by way too late.

[NashVegas]

5. You've Come a Long Way (From Bhopol), Baby