ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said 60 percent of all energy produced in the country by 2030 would be clean and obtained through renewables, while speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit’s virtual meeting on Saturday.
The UN summit brings leaders from around the world together to make and renew their commitments to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
“By 2030, 60 percent of all energy produced in Pakistan will be clean energy through renewables,” Khan said.
He added: “30pc of all our vehicles will be (run) on electricity.”
In addition to this, Khan said 10 billion trees would be planted over the next three years, and that the country was committed to scrapping coal power projects and replacing them with hydro electricity.
“We have decided we will not have any more power based on coal,” he said.
“We have already scrapped two coal power projects which were supposed to produce 2,600 MW of energy and replaced it with hydro-electricity. As far as indigineous coal goes, we have decided to look for clean produced energy either by coal to liquid or coal to gas so we don’t have to burn coal.”
According to a Global Climate Risk Index report released last year, Pakistan is the world’s fifth most vulnerable country to the effects of climate change.
In his remarks, UN chief Antonio Guterres called on world leaders to declare a ‘climate emergency’ in their countries.
“If we don’t change course, we might be headed for a catastrophic temperature increase of more than three degrees this century,” he said.
Pakistan to have 60% clean energy in 10 years - PM Khan
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Pakistan to have 60% clean energy in 10 years - PM Khan
- Khan gave a short address at the UN’s Climate Ambition Summit
- Said 30 percent of Pakistan’s vehicles would be electric by 2030
