India on Thursday made it clear that no decision to ratify the Paris climate change agreement has been taken so far as its domestic processes in this regard were still underway. “Government has made no decision as yet on ratifying the Paris Agreement. A decision will be taken only when they are completed,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. His remarks came amidst reports quoting the White House as saying that India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pledged to formally join the Paris climate change agreement this year, a potentially major step toward the pact entering into force. During the Paris climate meet last year, more than 190 nations had agreed on setting ambitious goals for capping global warming and funnelling trillions of dollars to poor countries facing climate catastrophe.

Source: Hindustan Times September 08, 2016 15:11 UTC