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. - Environment protection &Resource Management · Climate Change,&.Giobcll ~arming·,- ·.· ~- .., ' ' ~ . CLIMATE CHANGE FIGHT IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY In his 'Mann Ki Baat,' Modi urges for energy conservation been maintaining that developed countries have been the major polluters over centuries and should assume greater role in fighting global warming by funding and transfering low cost technology to developing nations. Courtesy: The Economic Times, 30.11.2015, From Internet Preparing to attend the world meet on climate change in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it is the responsibility of all to ensure that earth's temperature does not rise as global warming is already creating disasters like recent heavy rainfall in Chennai. He asked people to adopt energy conservation and efficiency measures like the maximum use of solar-powered items. CLIMATE CHANGE: SUPPORT FOR ACTION People in both rich and poor nations broadly favour their government signing an international agreement limiting greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of coal, natural gas and petroleum , but the degree of concern about climate change varies markedly from country to country, a new Pew survey shows... In his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat,' Modi recalled his proposal for setting up a SAARC disaster response mechanism and said the recently-held ' table talk exe rcise and best practices seminar' in Delhi was a good beginning. G'-08/U. ME:OIAH Courtesy: "We keep receiving news about the natural disasters from every corner of the world. Such are the tragedies which have never been The Economic Times, 03.12. 2015, From Internet heard earlier or imagined. We are now experiencing the impact of fast changing climate. In our own country, massive rains recently hit Tamil Nadu and caused losses to it as well as other states. Several people lost their lives. I offer my condolences to them," he said. "The whole world is worried about climate change. There are discussions everywhere over it and concerns are being expressed . There is acceptance for it (eli mate change) as an index before any work is done. The temperature of the earth should not increase now. It is the responsibility and concern of all," he said in his 20- minute programme. His emphasis on the responsibility of all assumes significance as the developed world is placing greater onus on developing nations like India in the fi ght against climate change. India has CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS: WHAT IS AT STAKE India is being unfairly targeted as an obstructionist following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call that emissions reduction should be consistent with the carbon space that nations occupy and developed countries, with a disproportionate share, must fulfil their responsibility to make clean energy affordable and accessible to all in the developing world. As a late developer, India has the lowest per capita gross domestic product (GOP) as well as emissions of carbon dioxide among the G20. It is really speaking for half the world that has yet to achieve middle class levels of urban well-being and is not fu lly represented at the high table. What should be the priorities for India, as the climate treaty is being redefined in Paris with a 40 I