The U.S.-China deal on climate change and clean energy is too little too late. Instead of radical transformation, it is business-as-usual, setting a sub-standard benchmark for others to follow. Will the Indian government play within this framework, or challenge it?
Announcement on Climate Change and Clean Energy Cooperation declared on 11 November 2014 will not only have an impact on the carbon emissions of the U.S. and China, but will also have far reaching implications for India.
“We have been hung out to dry,” one Indian expert said in response to the agreement announced during President Obama’s visit to Beijing.
Challenging the Climate Change Deal – Analysis
Rajni Bakshi, Gandhi Peace Fellow and Author, Gateway House, has written an article on the U.S.-China deal on climate change and clean energy. This article has been republished by Eurasia Review