New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- India made it clear that unilateral trade measures can restrict multilateralism and that finance will be the key issue for climate action in the developing world. It also emphatically said the developed world should leave the remaining carbon space in favour of developing countries, invest significantly more in negative emission technologies and fulfil their obligations under the UN Climate Convention. On Tuesday, India made two interventions, one on behalf of the Like Minded Developing Countries and another on behalf of BASIC bloc, which includes Brazil, South Africa, India and China. "We, the LMDC, speak here for over half the world's population. As we celebrate multilateralism, we must be cognizant of the factors that can seriously undermine multilateralism. This is the most opportune moment to meaningfully discuss climate change, related trade restrictive unilateral measures and how they impact our countries," said Suman Chandra, director, ministry of new and renewable energy. She also said that India proposed an agenda item on article 9.1 of the Paris Agreement, which mandates that developed countries provide financial resources to assist developing countries. "In this era of implementation, the needs are among some of the biggest detriments for developing countries. And that is why we have presented our proposal for an agenda." she said. Further, Chandra said it is ten years of the Paris Agreement and 33 years of the Convention. "We must remain committed to and guided by equity and common but differentiated responsibilities. The cornerstone principles of the Convention and its Paris Agreement all were signed by us in Brazil back in 1992. We must reaffirm our strongest commitment to the principles here, not attempt to sideline and ignore it," she said. "We cannot simply bypass the roadblocks and impediments to implementation. Let us address them meaningfully and collectively. We assure you of our complete support and take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to work constructively for the greater good of the mother earth and our people," Chandra said on behalf of India....