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Published 07/07/2009 by Telegraph


India blames West for climate change problems

India's prime minister has launched a strongly-worded attack on developed nations, blaming them for climate change and the global slowdown. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Photo: AP On the eve of the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Dr Manmohan Singh said the West must bear the 'historical responsibility' for the climate change now affecting...

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...West, he said. "The global financial and economic slowdown has not been a crisis of our making, but we have had to bear its consequences. The slowdown in the advanced economies has affected our exports, strengthened protectionist sentiments and impacted credit and capital flows" he said. His comments...
India blames West for climate change problems [Telegraph - 07/07/2009]
...response and a "much higher level of stability and sustainability in the growth patterns of the developed world" . Developing countries...
India blames West for climate change problems [Telegraph - 07/07/2009]
...by the West. "What we are witnessing today is the consequence of over two centuries of industrial activity and high consumption lifestyles in the developed world. They have to bear this historical responsibility" he said
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