Bonn Climate Talks: India asks UN to take tough stand against protectionism

India has demanded that the United Nations must prevent any green protectionism by developed countries and include an explicit statement in the opening charter of any new deal to block carbon-based taxes being imposed on exports from developing countries such as India. The statement was made by the Indian delegation at the start of climate negotiations in Bonn. The UN talks on climate, in continuation of the last big meeting in Copenhagen, besides discussing the future of Kyoto Protocol will also look to hammer out a new long-term deal.