PM Modi: Developed nations emit 6x more per capita carbon than India, India's solar hits 160 GW

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said developed nations have per capita carbon emissions roughly six times higher than India's, and argued developing countries are unfairly blamed for climate change. Speaking at an international environment conference, he noted India's per capita emissions are less than half the global average. The speech also doubled as a clean energy progress report. India's solar capacity has gone from about 2 GW twelve years ago to over 160 GW today, more than five million homes now have rooftop solar under the PM SuryaGhar scheme, and EV sales jumped from roughly 3,000 per year before 2014 to about 2.5 million last year. Modi also cited 1,000 km of metro rail across 20 cities and full railway electrification. Anyone tracking India's energy transition or carbon accounting debates will find useful numbers here. The article also captures a familiar tension: Modi pushed nuclear power as clean energy, but said environmental groups have gone to court to block those projects.