BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. Pakistan has taken concrete actions to deliver on its commitment of producing 60 percent of all energy from clean sources, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said as he delivered his statement during the COP29 summit in Baku, Trend reports.
According to him, the country also aims to shift 30 percent of its vehicles to electric vehicles by the end of this decade.
"Without climate justice, there can be no real resilience, and I would not want other countries to face the plight Pakistan faced back in 2022. Pakistan is a resilient, hardworking, and responsible nation, and we are fully committed to being part of the global climate solutions," he said.
He noted that Pakistan is going to go through a renewable energy revolution. Last year, Pakistan presented a comprehensive National Adaptation Plan. And this year the country has developed its national carbon market framework.
"But we cannot do it alone. Pakistan needs international support to deliver on its climate ambitions. Developing countries will need an estimated 6.8 trillion by 2030 to implement less than half their current NDCs. The same goes for adaptation and loss and damage. And in COP27, Pakistan led this phenomenon by our very able team," the prime minister emphasized.
He added that climate finance must be grant-based and not add to the debt burden of vulnerable developing countries.
"Finally, excellencies, two years ago, I warned at the top of my voice that the future would never forgive our inaction. Today I echo the same warning with greater urgency and fullest energy at my command. We know the causes. We know the solutions. Now we must find the courage to act and act swiftly," he stressed.