UK-INDIA SUMMIT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

That this House welcomes the joint statement signed by the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh following the summit meeting held on 21st January 2008; notes that in its reference to climate change the statement said that long-term convergence of per capita emission rates is an important and equitable principle that should be considered seriously in the context of international climate change negotiations; and further notes that without such an equitable arrangement it is unlikely that developing countries like India have any incentive eventually to restrict their greenhouse gas emissions.