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Modi Highlights India's Lower Per-Capita Emissions and Climate Progress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at a conference about the environment and climate.
The meeting was held in New Delhi by the National Green Tribunal.
He said India has long traditions of respecting nature.
Modi also said India wants to help solve today’s climate problems.
He argued that developing countries are sometimes blamed unfairly for carbon emissions.
According to him, India’s emissions per person are less than half the world average.
He said developed countries produce six times more emissions per person than India.
Modi highlighted India’s work on renewable energy and solar power.
He also launched a mobile app for the National Green Tribunal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the NGT’s international climate conference in New Delhi on Saturday.
Modi launched the National Green Tribunal Mobile App during the event.
He said India’s per-capita carbon emissions are less than half the global average.
Modi said developed countries’ per-capita emissions are six times higher than India’s.
He highlighted India’s renewable-energy expansion and said it fulfilled its Paris climate commitments ahead of schedule.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the National Green Tribunal, and judicial representatives from 17 countries.
- What
- An international conference on environmental and climate challenges was held, and Modi launched the NGT Mobile App.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- Saturday; the conference was described as a two-day event.
- Why
- The conference was organized to discuss climate and environmental challenges, policy and enforcement gaps, and stronger environmental governance.
Key facts
- Conference
- The International Conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics.”
- Organizer
- National Green Tribunal.
- Participants
- Judges and judicial representatives from 17 countries.
- India’s emissions
- Modi said India’s per-capita carbon emissions are less than half the global average.
- Developed-country emissions
- Modi said developed countries’ per-capita emissions are six times higher than India’s.
- Climate commitments
- Modi said India fulfilled its Paris, or COP21, commitments ahead of schedule.
- App launched
- The NGT Mobile App was launched during the event.
Quotes
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“Over the past 12 years, India has made extraordinary progress in every field connected to the environment, in every sector. Our major focus has been on renewable energy, and this has played a significant role in environmental protection. India is the only country in the G-20 that has demonstrated fulfilment of the commitments made at the COP-21 Summit in Paris ahead of schedule,”
republicworld.com
“The responsibility for carbon emissions has been wrongly placed on developing countries, whereas the historical truth is that India's contribution to per capita carbon emissions is less than half the global average. Developed countries are emitting six times more carbon than India. India strongly presents this fact on global platforms.”
freepressjournal.in
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