US wants India, China on board

It is essential that both India and China are on board the fight against global warming, says Rhodes

Update: 2015-12-02 02:50 GMT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama in a meeting during CoP 21, UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (Photo: PTI)

Paris: The world can pursue an ambitious agreement that can meet both climate and development challenges of countries like India, the US has said as it underlined the need for getting India and China on board to make the UN climate summit a success.

“We can pursue an ambitious climate agreement even while India pursues an ambitious development policy. And, in fact, we can pursue the types of solutions that can meet both climate and development challenges,” US Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said.

Rhodes also said that for the success of thw Paris summit, it is essential that both India and China are on board the fight against global warming.


 

 

 

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