Just a quick post today to update you with the latest on India’s position in global Climate Change negotiations. A lot of diplo-speak in this Worldwatch Institute interview with Shyam Saran, India’s Climate Change Special Envoy … but there are plenty of subtle shifts since our last post on this topic, back in November.

Notably, Mr. Saran seems eager to reject the notion that India is unworried about global warming as it focuses single-mindedly on economic growth.

“We are the ones who are going to be most impacted by climate change. Our margin of safety is very narrow. The perception that somehow developing countries like India are not interested in climate change is a complete distortion. We are perhaps much more interested than others are.”

He also said that India had already started to decouple emissions from economic growth (4 percent increase in emissions with an 8 to 9 percent growth in economy over the last ten years), acknowledging however that much more needs to be done in this area.

(File image of Mr. Saran courtesy of www.terradaily.org)