IPCC climate report vindicates our 'Polluter Pays' stand, says govt

The report has estimated that under all growth scenarios, the planet's warming level will touch 1.5 degree Celsius

The latest report on climate change vindicates the stand that India has taken since 2015, namely, that the developed world should pay for the damage caused by its industrialisation and not commit poorer countries to similar targets on reducing carbon emissions.

Indian officials and ministers believe that the report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) supports the ‘Polluter Pays’ principle espoused by India.  

“Developed countries have usurped far more than their fair share of the global carbon budget,” said Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in a statement. “Reaching Net Zero alone is not enough,