“Historical responsibility is a fact. It cannot be wished away. We are just 2.4 percent of the world's historical emissions.”

— Prakash Javadekar

On the carbon emissions of post-industrial nations compared to India's, as quoted in " India says rich world has responsibility to curb climate change http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL5N10Z08A20150824", Reuters (24 August 2015)

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