Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking at the at the Munich Security Dialogue on Saturday (February 14, 2026), called for differentiated responsibility among countries towards mitigating climate change , based on the ‘polluter pays’ principle. She also urged countries to share their technologies, on a commercial basis, to fight climate change. Furthermore, we have… pic.twitter.com/J7DTHFFfoy — Nirmala Sitharaman Office (@nsitharamanoffc) February 14, 2026“It cannot be that countries which have less contributed to emissions, are made to pay equally,” she said calling for differentiated treatment of responsibilities to fighting climate change. “Polluter pays,” she added, during a panel titled, ‘Degrees of Instability: Climate Security in a Warming World’While focusing on longer-term climate action the government also had to focus on a more immediate response to to how climate change is affecting communities, according to Ms. Sitharaman. “What this administration is saying about climate change can literally only be put in the category of corruption,” Mr Whitehouse said.

Source: The Hindu February 14, 2026 13:53 UTC