PM Modi inaugurates NGT’s climate conference, highlights climate inequality
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a climate conference in New Delhi, emphasizing that developing nations are unfairly blamed for carbon emissions. He highlighted the disparity in per capita emissions between India and developed countries.
Why it matters
This statement reflects India's official stance on global climate negotiations and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (September 19, 2026) said developing countries are often unfairly blamed for carbon emissions while the fact is that developed nations have six times more per capita carbon emissions compared to India.
Inaugurating an international conference on the environment and climate in New Delhi, the Prime Minister also said that whenever he takes forward work on nuclear energy generation, people who always talk about the environment will move court to stop it.
“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,” he said at the two-day event being attended by environmental experts, Supreme Court judges, legal experts and senior government officials.
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