India is poised to follow China's example and likely to propose a target to slow down growth in its greenhouse gas emissions, but not cap these altogether.
China last week said it would cut carbon emissions per unit of economic output by up to 45 per cent by 2020.
India says it could cut such carbon intensity by 24 per cent by 2020 compared with 2005 levels.
India, the world's fourth highest emitter, is under pressure to announce details of how it will control its growing carbon emissions, and issuing targets will probably strengthen New Delhi's position at the Copenhagen negotiations.
Jairam Ramesh, minister of state, Environment and Forest said, "We now have taken on performance targets in energy, building, forestry and various sectors of the economy. We are not going to be taking any legally binding emission cuts. That is simply out of the question, but we can look at various alternatives. Incidentally, our carbon intensity is very low. The Chinese have just announced a carbon intensity decline by 2020 and according to that, they will be in the year 2020 where India was in 2005 as far as carbon intensity is concerned."
India is under considerable pressure to set emission targets ahead of Copenhagen. India has taken a tough stand saying as a developing nation it has its own agenda.
India has said there is no question of legally binding emission cuts while the developed western countries are continuously pressurising India to quantify cuts.
As per the latest position, India is considering carbon intensity reduction targets ahead of Copenhagen climate summit as the west wants.
A national plan has also been launched to cut the carbon use and also for mitigation of climate change effects. The west wants India to stretch further and announce a trajectory that India's emissions will take.
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