Ahead Of G20, India Slams Linking Climate Issues To Economic Recovery

The US administration has been pushing for a strong climate agenda as part of the process of recovery from the pandemic.

India has denounced attempts to link climate issues to economic recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic at the forthcoming G20 talks, saying it will impose a huge developmental cost on developing countries. The US administration has been pushing for a strong climate agenda as part of the process of recovery from the pandemic. Senior government officials feel that imposing "green" conditionalities on trade, investment, financing for development, etc. amid the "worst economic impact of a lifetime would be adding insult to injury as far as poor and developing countries are concerned". Sanjeev Sanyal, the principal economic advisor to the Ministry of Finance, said climate change is a serious issue but it should not be confused with the immediate objective of an economic revival.