Narendra Modi: Developing Nations Unfairly Blamed for Emissions
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tells a climate conference in Delhi that developing nations are unfairly blamed for emissions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has argued that developing nations are unfairly blamed for carbon emissions despite their lower per-capita output. During the opening of a two-day international conference on environmental and climate governance in New Delhi, Modi stated that India's per capita carbon emissions are less than half of the global average, while those in developed countries are six times higher.
India has consistently raised this point at global forums, including the 2015 Paris climate summit, and has met its Paris commitments ahead of schedule. This comes after devastating floods in Nepal, which contributes only 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is considered a "negligible contributor" to climate change by the World Bank.
The conference, attended by officials from 17 countries and Indian judges, aims to discuss the future of environmental and climate governance.
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