Government sources said that by focusing only on coal and not including oil and gas, the original text would disproportionately impact certain developing countries like China and India. The country’s stance has been that all fossil fuels must be phased down, in an equitable manner.

Experts happy with choice as Yadav's past record speaks volumes about his commitment to environment.

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General of the Energy and Resources Institute, Polash Mukherjee, Lead on Air Quality at Natural Resources Defense Council India and Karthik Ganesan, Fellow and Director - Research Coordination at Council on Energy, Environment And Water shared their views on Delhi's air pollution and its impact.

Those who received such notifications include Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, party leaders Shashi Tharoor, Pawan Khera, K C Venugopal, Supriya Shrinate, T S Singhdeo and Bhupinder S Hooda; Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra; CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.