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True Statement · High confidence

India associated itself with the non-binding Copenhagen Accord and did not accept legally binding emission cuts at Copenhagen.

Test case in Suite A · score 1.00

OriginalThere is no question of India accepting a legally binding emission reduction cut.

EnglishThere is no question of India accepting a legally binding emission reduction cut.

Speaker

Jairam Ramesh

Party

INC

Office

Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests

Venue

Rajya Sabha, Parliament House, New Delhi

Date

2009-12-03

Topics

foreign-policy, environment

Researched by

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Transcript / text sources

• India will not sign binding emission cuts
• Won't accept legally binding emission cuts

Evidence

Analysis

In the Rajya Sabha on 3 December 2009, Jairam Ramesh said there was no question of India accepting a legally binding emission reduction cut. He said India would accept international verification of reductions only if supported by finance and technology transfers.

The Copenhagen Accord was noted by the Conference of Parties on 18 December 2009. In January 2010 the UNFCCC clarified that the Accord was a political document and not legally binding. India associated itself with the Accord but did not take on binding emission targets.

The statement held for the Copenhagen round.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict

High

Review status

draft

Last reviewed

2026-10-17

Notes

The claim concerns the Copenhagen round. India later associated itself with the non-binding Accord and submitted voluntary mitigation actions. [ingest: 1 evidence link(s) blocked/unreachable to the checker; verify manually]