New Delhi, Feb 3 (TIWN) The historical responsibility of developed countries who have already polluted the environment must not be left out in any discussion on the present situation, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav said on Thursday.

Responding to a question asked by Trinmool Congress Rajya Sabha member, Shantanu Sen, on India’s ranking among the most-polluted countries, he said: “Those who are crowding the carbon space after polluting the environment, why is their historical responsibility not considered?”  “Secondly we comprise only 4 per cent of carbon emissions despite making up 17 per cent of the world population because of our traditional lifestyle,” he said.  On environmental clearances, the Minister added: “The modifications to the environmental clearance process are necessary to promote ease of doing business.”