In response to a query in the Rajya Sabha about steps being taken by the government to contain climate change, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that India would not bow to international pressure and would protect its own interests first.
Saying that 70% of greenhouse gas emission was “due to the developed countries” while India’s contribution was just three percent, Javadekar added that wealthier nations had also not fulfilled their commitment of $100 billion and technology transfer to developing nations to help the latter deal with climate change.
He also said that the emission intensity of India’s GDP has decreased by 21% in 2014 from 2005 levels, and that 33 states and Union Territories have prepared climate action plans.
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