“RICH COUNTRIES FAILED TO KEEP THEIR PROMISE ON FINANCE”
Q. What was India’s approach at the Glasgow Climate Change Conference? Was it able to achieve what it set out to do?
Our approach was that there is no planet B, this is the only one and it is our duty to save it. But our duty is also bound by our circumstances. That is why the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) that India had always pushed for was accepted in the 2015 Paris Agreement. That is why we said the text of the agreement should have national circumstances and poverty eradication. In Glasgow, we made it clear to all that the environment cannot remain an issue of just dialogues, it should be converted into action with vision. We are well on our way to achieving whatever goals we committed to in our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and showed that we are willing to do
