CJI Surya Kant says clean energy push unfair on developing nations
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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant criticized industrialized nations for demanding rapid renewable energy adoption from developing countries, calling it unfair given their own two-century transition period, during a speech at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.
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Industrialised nations took approximately two centuries to transition to clean energy, while developing nations are being urged to adopt renewable energy within decades as part of global climate goals.
CJI Surya Kant said clean energy push unfair on developing nations
NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant Friday told Commonwealth countries it was unfair that industrialised nations, who took two centuries to adopt clean energy, were asking nations in the process of industrialisation to move towards renewable energy within decades. Speaking at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, CJI Kant said, “Countries that are finally industrialising are being asked to move rapidly towards renewable power, and are often made to bear the brunt of criticism when they cannot move fast enough.” “The challenge, therefore, is to reconcile the urgency of the clean energy transition with the principles of fairness and shared responsibility that must underpin it,” the CJI said.
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Open Questions
- What specific timelines or benchmarks were referenced by CJI Kant?
- Which Commonwealth countries were present or represented at the speech?
- Are there proposed mechanisms for shared responsibility in the clean energy transition mentioned elsewhere in the forum?
