India seeks compensation for climate damages caused by rich nations

The 2015 Paris climate agreement included language to address "loss and damage," but it left questions about liability and redress unanswered

India is seeking payment for the losses caused by climate disasters, its environment ministry said while laying out the country’s positions on critical issues that will be negotiated at the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit in the coming weeks.  
 

“Our ask is this: there should be a compensation for expenses incurred, and it should be borne by developed nations,” Rameshwar Prasad Gupta, the ministry’s senior-most civil servant, said on Friday. He added that India stands with other low-income and developing countries on the matter. 

Leaders and diplomats from across the globe are set to gather in Glasgow, Scotland, for the