NEW DELHI, Jun 6 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, held developed nations responsible for large-scale carbon emissions.
“India is making this effort when India’s role in climate change is negligible,” Modi said in a speech, marking the World Environment Day.
“Large modern countries of the world, are not only exploiting more and more resources of the earth, but maximum carbon emission goes to their account,” he said.
Modi said, the average carbon footprint of the world is about four tonnes per person per annum, while the figure of India is about 0.5 tonne per person per annum.
Modi underlined that, India’s efforts to protect the environment have been multifaceted.
“India is working on a long-term vision, in collaboration with the international community, on protecting the environment, and established organisations like Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, International Solar Alliance,” he said, reiterating the country’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2070.– NNN-PTI
