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Developing Nations 'Entitled to Use Fossil Fuels': Environment Minister Tells Delegates at COP26

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Last Updated: November 13, 2021, 22:00 IST

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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that COP26 should focus on climate finance (File photo: News18)

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said that COP26 should focus on climate finance (File photo: News18)

Bhupender Yadav said that countries with little historic responsibility for climate change had the 'right to their fair share of the global carbon budget.'

Developing countries are “entitled" to use fossil fuels, India’s environment minister told the COP26 climate Saturday after draft texts encouraged nations to accelerate away from polluting energy.

Bhupender Yadav told delegates that countries with little historic responsibility for climate change had the “right to their fair share of the global carbon budget and are entitled to the responsible use of fossil fuels."

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first published:November 13, 2021, 22:00 IST
last updated:November 13, 2021, 22:00 IST