Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday India would ratify the Paris Agreement on October 2, Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. To date, 60 countries have ratified the deal including major economies such as China, Brazil, Argentina and others. Last week, the European Union announced that it would collectively ratify the deal before November. Why did India delay ratification of the dealNew Delhi linked its membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an elite club of countries dealing with trade in nuclear technologies and fissile materials, to ratifying the Paris climate agreement. Emission reduction: Developed countries to take economy-wise absolute emission reduction (no target) and developing countries to enhance their mitigation efforts.

Source: Hindustan Times September 26, 2016 07:41 UTC