America wants India to address climate change

To New Delhi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed her hope that the US and India could come up with a new plan to address climate change. She also assured Washington that it would not impose conditions that affect the host country's economic development.

Carbon emissions are a sensitive issue for developing countries like India and China, and these countries have refused to implement emission reductions set in a new treaty.

After visiting the " green building " of the ITC hotel chain in Delhi, Clinton said: " I strongly believe that the US and India can set a plan that will lead to a big change in the way we produce. , consumption, energy conservation and in the process of creating a new investment boom and millions of jobs ".

However, Hillary Clinton said that she understood Delhi's worries, insisting that the US would not do anything to limit India's economic progress. " No one wants to stop or undermine economic development that is necessary to get millions out of poverty ," the US Secretary of State said.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (right) speaks at the " green building " of ITC hotel chain in Gurgaon, New Delhi suburb on July 19. On the right is Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh . (Photo: AP)

Earlier, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said his government would not accept any legal restrictions restricting the country's economic growth. Delhi also argues that Washington must act more because the United States was once the country blamed for greenhouse gas emissions.

According to BBC correspondent Kim Ghattas, the US Secretary of State admitted that developed countries have made mistakes that lead to current environmental problems, but countries like India may be at the forefront of another trend. .

The head of the US State Department will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the topic of relations with Pakistan is prioritized on the agenda.

Clinton has publicly stated that what Pakistan and India do is up to them. However, many people in Delhi found that due to pressure from Washington, the two countries held talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, last week.

In India, the US Secretary of State will also seek specific deals, most of which are related to weapons and nuclear energy.