Modi says developing countries unfairly blamed for emissions, cites India's per capita record

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi argued at a New Delhi conference that developing countries are being unfairly held responsible for carbon emissions. He pointed to per capita emissions in India being less than half the global average and said developed nations emit six times more per person. Modi also claimed India is the only G20 country to have met its Paris Agreement commitments ahead of schedule. The conference, organized by India's National Green Tribunal, brought together judges and environmental officials from 17 countries. The statement came weeks after devastating floods in Nepal killed over 1,400 people, a country responsible for only about 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The article raises questions about how responsibility for climate change is allocated between developed and developing nations.