Pakistan Prioritizes Green Investment to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts: Ahsan Iqbal conclusions ENERGY

Pakistan’s Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal stated that promoting green investment in Pakistan was a top priority of the government to tackle the growing environmental issues. He stated that Pakistan was contributing with less than 1% to global warming but still, it was among the top seven countries which were vulnerable to climate change risks. This took place during the panel discussion at the launching of “Friends of Greening National Investment Plans in Africa and Developing Countries Initiative” on “Solutions Day” hosted by Minister for Planning and Economic Development Egypt Hala El-Said on the margins of COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh. The minister said the government was taking steps to promote various sources of renewable energy including solar energy and it would discourage the use of fossil fuels for electricity production.