India is mobilising developing nations to voice concern over high industrial emission levels of developed countries which is augmenting global warming, Environment and Forests Minister A Raja said on Thursday.
"A war is on between developed and developing nations on global warming. We are mobilising all developing countries to voice our concern on high industrial emission levels of developed countries," Raja said replying to a debate on global warming in the Lok Sabha.
He said though India was not a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol, yet developing countries were joining hands with the Indian government in its efforts to apprise western nations like the United Kingdom and the United States of their role in global warming.
"We are the lowest polluter. According to Kyoto Protocol, we are safe and cannot make any commitment on further reducing emission levels," Raja said.
He pointed out that according to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the country's emission level was only 4 per cent. Arguing the country had the highest potential under the Clean Development Mechanism, the minister said that the government had taken adequate steps to contain emission levels.
Raja said nations like the UK and the US were now insisting that non-trade issues, including global warming, be included in the World Trade Organisation.