guardian.co.uk: India challenges US over 'measly' climate change efforts

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/01/india-us-climate-change

India challenges US over 'measly' climate change efforts

Jairam Ramesh, India's environment minister, says the US must move more forcefully to reduce emissions

Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 1 October 2009 18.48 BST

India demanded today that America step up its "measly" efforts to combat global warming – or risk jeopardising an international deal to avoid catastrophic climate change.

The challenge from Delhi's environment minister, Jairam Ramesh, and recent moves from China, mark a deliberate ratcheting up of the pressure on Barack Obama to move more forcefully to reduce America's greenhouse gas emissions.

It comes barely 24 hours after Democratic leaders introduced a climate change bill in the Senate which – they hoped – would convince the international community that America was prepared for to take strong action.

But Ramesh dismissed the bill, which proposes to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020, compared to 2005 levels. He said it was too little to persuade India to make serious commitments of its own at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen that aims to seal a global treaty.

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1. Yikes. India is one of the most environmentally disgusting countries I have ever experienced

If they think is is "measly," it must be measly.