India won a major battle at theDurban climate talks with the issue of equity being included in the agenda for all future talks.
The key countries had agreed that the issue of 'equity' in climate actions and carbon space should be fitted into the negotiating text for any talks that lead up to a new climate regime.
Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajanhad gone to Durban with the demand that three issues - equity, intellectual property rights and trade barriers be discussed formally in the UN negotiations before any new deal is finalized
