The U.S. Pushes India to Adopt Carbon Limits

During a recent visit to India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to persuade New Delhi to cut its emissions, but officials there pushed back against the pressure, pointing out Indians have some of the world’s lowest emissions per capita, despite t

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Indian minister of environment and forests, Jairam Ramesh, to talk about climate change. The U.S. wants India to implement binding limits on carbon emissions. But that doesn’t sit well with Mr. Ramesh who countered that India’s per capita CO2 emissions are among the lowest in the world and that developed nations like the United States should set an example by reducing their emissions before asking developing nations to follow suit. Host Jeff Young talks with William Antholis, the managing director of the Brookings Institution about Secretary Clinton’s trip to India.