As chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality,
serves as the top environmental advisor to President George W. Bush. In an interview with
he spoke on climate change and India’s role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Excerpts:
What is the US willing to do to ensure that India is not at an economic disadvantage when it cuts down on emissions?
Have you
detected a growing realisation among decision-makers in New Delhi that India needs to do more to fight global warming?
How well is the technology exchange progressing under the aegis of the Asia Pacific Partnership (APP) in Clean Development and Climate?
Is the US doing anything to share clean-coal technology with India?
What has been New Delhi's response to such plans?
What kind of international pressure do you see India coming under in a few years if it doesn't budge from its current position?
How difficult is it for the US to convince other countries it is serious about fighting global warming, given that the US administration hasn't ratified the Kyoto Protocol? Has this complicated your task in any way?
What's a reasonable percentage reduction in emissions you'd like to see for India, and what's the deadline?
