Singh told a science conference in the city of Thiruvananthapuram that world leaders "were able to make only limited progress at the Copenhagen summit and no one was satisfied with the outcome.

"There is no escaping the truth that the nations of the world have to move to a low greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficient development path," he said.

At last month's talks, India and other emerging nations such as China thwarted plans for legally binding emissions caps, arguing the importance of maintaining rapid economic growth.

India insists that developed countries, blamed for most global warming thus far, should bear the burden of mitigating its future effects.

India's per capita emissions are among the lowest globally as much of the country is without power, but in volume terms it is still among the top five carbon emitters.

At Copenhagen, a total of 30 billion dollars was pledged from 2010-2012 to help poor countries in the firing line of climate change. Rich nations also sketched out a target of providing 100 billion dollars annually by 2020.

The deal set the aim of limiting warming to two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), but set no binding targets to reduce emissions of gases that scientists say are heating the world's atmosphere to dangerous levels.

Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has welcomed the lack of binding measures and praised the united front presented by major emerging countries.

A diplomatic battle erupted over the summit's final agreement, which has been widely panned for its failure to oblige countries to implement emissions reductions.

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