AT ODDS ON CLIMATE PACT
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama wave prior to a meeting in New Delhi on January 25. The two leaders are expected to meet on the sidelines of this week’s COP-21 climate summit in Paris, where they will attempt to iron out differences in their country’s positions on climate change mitigation. AFP PHOTO
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama wave prior to a meeting in New Delhi on January 25. The two leaders are expected to meet on the sidelines of this week’s COP-21 climate summit in Paris, where they will attempt to iron out differences in their country’s positions on climate change mitigation. AFP PHOTO
NEW DELHI (Hindustan Times): India and the US appeared headed for a face-off at the Paris climate summit starting Monday with the world’s biggest democracies divided over who should share the larger blame for greenhouse gas emission and, therefore, do more towards mitigating it.