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Modi Says Developed Nations Emit Six Times More Per Capita
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about climate change and carbon emissions in New Delhi.
He said developed countries produce much more carbon pollution per person than India.
He also said India’s emissions per person are less than half the world average.
Modi believes developing countries are sometimes blamed unfairly for climate change.
He said India is working with other countries to protect the environment.
India is focusing on renewable energy, including solar power.
Modi said India has already met its Paris climate commitments before the deadline.
He also said some environmental campaigners may go to court to oppose nuclear energy projects.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said developed nations emit six times more carbon per person than India.
Modi said India’s per-capita carbon emissions are less than half the global average.
He argued that developing countries are often unfairly blamed for carbon emissions.
India is focusing on renewable energy and says it has fulfilled its Paris commitments ahead of schedule.
Modi said critics of nuclear energy may seek legal action to stop its expansion.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, environmental experts, Supreme Court judges, legal experts and senior government officials.
- What
- Modi discussed per-capita carbon emissions, India’s environmental efforts and nuclear energy development.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- Saturday, at the opening of a two-day conference.
- Why
- To address climate responsibility and highlight India’s environmental and energy policies.
Key facts
- India’s per-capita emissions
- Less than half the global average, according to Modi.
- Developed nations’ emissions
- Six times higher per person than India’s, according to Modi.
- Conference duration
- Two days.
- India’s energy focus
- Renewable energy, including solar power.
- Climate commitments
- Modi said India is the only Group of Twenty nation to have fulfilled its Paris commitments ahead of schedule.
- Nuclear energy
- Modi said opponents may seek court intervention against nuclear energy generation projects.
Quotes
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“We all know that the responsibility for carbon emissions has often been wrongly placed on developing countries. While the historical truth is that even today, India's contribution to per capita carbon emissions is less than half of the global average.”
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“This is the power of New India. Non-fossil fuels, solar energy capacity, stoppage on carbon emissions... India's performance on all such metrics is being discussed across the world.”
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