Jake Schmidt of the National Resources Defense Council has an interesting post discussing a speech given yesterday by India’s Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh.
I’ve reported on statements made by Ramesh in the past few months that have been perceived as being relatively provocative.
Photo of Jairam Ramesh: Matthew McDermott
Schmidt’s post, however, suggests that Ramesh is shifting tone. Yesterday he apparently highlighted the vulnerabilities faced by the country from climate change and highlighted the numerous domestic policies being undertaken to mitigate emissions, particularly with regard to regulations requiring efficiency in transport & building, expansion of renewable energy production, and deforestation.
With this approach it seems like India is following China’s strategy of highlighting domestic action to claim the moral high ground while the United States continues to stay quiet on the key issue of mitigation targets.
