India, China sign climate change deal

India: The Indian and Chinese Governments agreed Wednesday to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the face of climate change and ratified their common stand in the forthcoming world conference on the issue.

There are no differences between our positions when talking about international treaties on climate, assured Indian Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh after signing the memorandum.The document was ratified by Chinese Vice Minister in charge of the National Commission of Development and Reform and Highest representative of the Asian country in Climate Change Forums Xie Zhenhua.

In the bilateral aspect the agreement establishes increase of collaboration in energy efficiency, use of renewable sources of energy and in sustainable agriculture with the objective to reduce gas emission causing greenhouse effect.

India and China, considered the most pollutant countries of the world, considered the developed world must comply with their commitment of delivering funds and transferring technology to the developing countries to make them reduce gas emission.

The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh previously warned that reductions from the industrialized powers threaten the economic progress of India and other emerging countries. New Delhi, Prensa Latina