NEW DELHI (AP) — An environment ministry official says India will ratify the Paris climate change agreement at the United Nations on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet had given its approval Wednesday to ratify the Paris agreement on October 2, coinciding with the birth anniversary of India’s independence leader Mohandas Gandhi, who believed in a minimum carbon footprint.
External Affairs Ministry spokesman Himank Kothiyal said Sunday that ministry officials would hand over the ratification instruments to UN officials later in the day.
India accounts for around 4.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
So far, 61 countries have ratified the Paris agreement, accounting for 47.8 per cent of global emissions, according to India’s government.
File photo taken on March 15 shows a blanket of smog extending over a densely populated neighbourhood adjacent to the main airport in New Delhi. – AFP
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