India will once again take up issues such as declaration of enhanced emission targets by developed world, and the promise of technology and finances at the UN meeting in New York on Thursday.

Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State (independent charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, on the eve of his departure to New York for the UN meet said it will be unfortunate if developed countries do not declare their enhanced commitments under the second period of the Kyoto Protocol during 2016 and 2029.

India, along with Brazil, China and South Africa, has decided to sign the climate change agreement reached in Paris in December 2015 as the BASIC bloc.

Over 120 countries are expected to sign the agreement on Thursday. Javadekar said India would showcase its own moves in combating climate change, such as the target of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022, moving to Bharat VI emission norms from Bharat IV norms, and taxing diesel vehicles and SUV cars.

Further, he said the developed world could take a leaf out of India’s book and tax coal production in their countries to raise resources for the Green Climate Fund under which developed countries are expected to contribute $100 billion annually from 2020.

“Mobilising $100 billion (for Green Climate Fund) is still only in discussion and no concrete action plan has been laid out.

“Therefore we will ask that the roadmap for that must now be clear,” Javadekar said while addressing reporters on Tuesday.

He added that developing countries would once again take up their concern over the availability of affordable technology them combat climate change.

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