India Opposes U.S. Climate Policy Trade Barriers

India is proposing that any global warming treaty forbid trade barriers against nations that do not limit their carbon emissions.

The move is directed against the U.S. and other countries that are considering carbon-based tariffs on imports from countries that don't commit to specific actions on climate change.

India's chief climate delegate Shyam Saran says such measures look like protectionism under a green label, and are further complicating treaty negotiations.

Saran spoke in Bonn, Germany, where some 180 nations are working on drafting a new climate...

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