Climate Negotiators Focused On Bringing Everybody Together: U.S.
WASHINGTON: Climate change negotiators in Paris are focused on trying to bring everybody together and the substantial commitment made by every country, including India, prior to the conference will be an important factor in the success of the summit, the White House has said.
"I think any time you're talking about 180 countries coming together to agree on a single draft text of an agreement, it's going to require a lot of people to work together to find that common ground," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters.
The White House indicated that it does not agree with the ongoing narrative in the American media and Western press that India is the only stumbling block in a successful climate change negotiations currently underway at Paris.
Responding to a question, Earnest said the negotiations in Paris are focused on trying to bring everybody together.
"Certainly, the substantial commitments that every country, including India, has made prior to the Paris conference will be an important factor in our success," Earnest said.
"But we're going to continue to work in that multilateral forum to bring the world together. There's no denying that the significant commitments that have been made by the United States in conjunction with China have catalysed an international reaction that makes an historic agreement more likely," he said.
