Shame, shame.

Shame Shame poppy shame all the donkeys know your name!

India has put all developed countries to shame by coming out with its provisional targets .

According to a Reuters report India thinks it is possible to cut its carbon intensity by 24 percent by 2020 compared with 2005 levels.

Carbon intensity is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted for each unit of gross domestic product.
By 2030, India estimates it could achieve a reduction in its carbon emissions by 37 percent from 2005 levels. The figures were arrived at after an analysis by various government departments.

A senior government official who declined to be named said India’s final targets, likely to be presented at next week’s global climate change talks in Copenhagen, could reflect a broad range rather than a specific figure.

This is not surprising that India had a figure in mind, only that nobody in the delegation wanted to attend their maths classes. We had the initiatives and plans in order but we just weren’t voicing it in the form of targets.

Officially, they weren’t going to open their bargaining chips right infront of the world before the negotiations have started. And in any case , this is probably the first time we have seen that countries have laid down their cards before the negotiations , out for public view.

Given that these would be the no’s we would project as a result of already released enhanced renewable energy mission, solar mission as well as the National Action Plan on Climate change, it would be ridiculous for US and China who project that they are reducing oh so much by taking so called “ambitious” targets.

Government sources said India’s Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will make a statement in parliament on Thursday in which he could announce the targets.

We have definitely put the developed world to shame considering that we actually could voluntarily reduce more emissions than they binding-ly promise.

Who’s the real hero? and who’s the dealbreaker?

I think India can stand to play a crucial role in the Copenhagen conference, not by blocking the negotiations , but by taking such a strong stance that puts the developed nations to shame.

Just remember, the game is not over.

It just started……..

India has put developed nations to shame