Pakistan and United States of America on Monday pledged to jointly work and boost bilateral cooperation for enhanced global climate action to protect world environmental ecosystems and the life on earth they feed, said the statement. https://www.facebook.com/v2.9/plugins/quote.php?app_id=106170627023&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfc30a4346bc8e8%26domain%3Dnation.com.pk%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fnation.com.pk%252Ff10e5051d37f3e4%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=779&href=https%3A%2F%2Fnation.com.pk%2F27-Jul-2021%2Fpakistan-us-pledge-to-work-for-global-climate-action&locale=en_US&sdk=joey
Climate Change Ministry media spokesperson Muhammad Saleem told media persons that Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam and Former presidential candidate and US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry made such pledge during their meeting in the British capital’s Kew Gardens on the heels of the pre-COP meeting in the run-up to the annual global climate conference set for November this year in Glasgow.
“Both sides pondered over at length diverse matters of bilateral cooperation and opportunities for collaboration between US and Pakistani governments in the fields of post-COVID-19 green economic recovery by enhancing investment in nature-based solutions and green job creations, environmental sustainability, climate change, sustainable forest management, air pollution and water conservation and protection and disaster risk reduction,” according to the ministry official.
Both Pakistan and United States also agreed on forming a joint working group to address challenges related to climate change, to take these talks forwards and strengthen relationships for climate protection. The efforts of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s bold action on halting coal powered plants as well as Pakistan’s leadership on Nature Based Solutions, including the massive Ten Billion Tree Tsunami, campaign was appreciated by Senator Kerry during the meeting. He also assured Pakistan of full support from United States on climate change including providing access to best available technologies in renewable energy transition, technical support on climate smart agriculture and availability of climate finance.https://www.facebook.com/v2.9/plugins/quote.php?app_id=106170627023&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfc30a4346bc8e8%26domain%3Dnation.com.pk%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fnation.com.pk%252Ff10e5051d37f3e4%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=779&href=https%3A%2F%2Fnation.com.pk%2F27-Jul-2021%2Fpakistan-us-pledge-to-work-for-global-climate-action&locale=en_US&sdk=joey
The SAPM thanked United States government for reigniting their leadership role on climate change, under the Biden administration, and assured that Pakistan believes in a low carbon development pathway and on nature-based solutions to climate change. Pakistan is finalising its enhanced NDCs to be presented at COP26. Availability of the promised climate finance remains the key to success at Glasgow.
Malik Amin Aslam, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change is attending the July Pre-COP 26 Ministerial meeting in London from 25-26 July 2021, with climate and environment ministers and representatives from a select 50 countries, aiming for a political consensus necessary for success ahead of November’s COP26 negotiations. https://www.facebook.com/v2.9/plugins/quote.php?app_id=106170627023&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfc30a4346bc8e8%26domain%3Dnation.com.pk%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fnation.com.pk%252Ff10e5051d37f3e4%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=779&href=https%3A%2F%2Fnation.com.pk%2F27-Jul-2021%2Fpakistan-us-pledge-to-work-for-global-climate-action&locale=en_US&sdk=joey
Furthermore, SAPM thanked the COP Presidency and UK government for convening this important meeting and for putting climate adaptation first and for an important discussion on Loss and Damage. The event marked the first face-to-face ministerial meeting of its kind in more than 18 months. With fewer than 100 days to go until the critical UN climate change conference, this ministerial meeting is seen as a key to shaping the vision of the final outcomes from COP26 which the world gripped by climate change is eagerly awaiting.
The SAPM also emphasised during the meet that climate action could not be delayed any further and needs to start now with a just transition towards low carbon energy pathways leveraged through emission trading and financing clean energy transitions. On its part Pakistan is focussed on shifting 60% of its energy mix to clean energy by 2030 and for shifting 30% of its transport towards electric vehicle by 2030. The concrete and clear green vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan is being appreciated worldwide.
While sharing details of the government’s green and clean Pakistan initiatives, Malik Amin Aslam told Joh Kerry that the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched various flagship programmes and projects including the world’s largest afforestation programme of 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, Clean Green Pakistan Programme, Protected Areas Initiative, Plastic-Free Pakistan Initiative, Recharge Pakistan Initiative as a part of the country’s efforts to achieve environmental sustainability and climate resilience through conservation and protection of environment, forests and wildlife, wherein community and youth engagements are being assigned the heightened priority. https://www.facebook.com/v2.9/plugins/quote.php?app_id=106170627023&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfc30a4346bc8e8%26domain%3Dnation.com.pk%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fnation.com.pk%252Ff10e5051d37f3e4%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=779&href=https%3A%2F%2Fnation.com.pk%2F27-Jul-2021%2Fpakistan-us-pledge-to-work-for-global-climate-action&locale=en_US&sdk=joey
The SAPM informed the US top key official that a novel Protected Area Initiative, approved in June last year by Prime Minister Imran Khan, was also rolled out under the umbrella programme ‘Green Pakistan’, which is the government’s historic milestone of nature conservation and ecosystem restoration, aims to increase the country’s protected areas cover from 13 percent to 15 percent by 2023 and create 5,000 green jobs across the country that are viewed as crucial in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, while at the same time protected natural resources of the country.
While sharing details of the government’s green and clean Pakistan initiatives, Malik Amin Aslam told Joh Kerry that the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched various flagship programmes and projects including the world’s largest afforestation programme of 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, Clean Green Pakistan Programme, Protected Areas Initiative, Plastic-Free Pakistan Initiative, Recharge Pakistan Initiative as a part of the country’s efforts to achieve environmental sustainability and climate resilience through conservation and protection of environment, forests and wildlife, wherein community and youth engagements are being assigned the heightened priority. https://www.facebook.com/v2.9/plugins/quote.php?app_id=106170627023&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfc30a4346bc8e8%26domain%3Dnation.com.pk%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fnation.com.pk%252Ff10e5051d37f3e4%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=779&href=https%3A%2F%2Fnation.com.pk%2F27-Jul-2021%2Fpakistan-us-pledge-to-work-for-global-climate-action&locale=en_US&sdk=joey
The SAPM informed the US top key official that a novel Protected Area Initiative, approved in June last year by Prime Minister Imran Khan, was also rolled out under the umbrella programme ‘Green Pakistan’, which is the government’s historic milestone of nature conservation and ecosystem restoration, aims to increase the country’s protected areas cover from 13 percent to 15 percent by 2023 and create 5,000 green jobs across the country that are viewed as crucial in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, while at the same time protected natural resources of the country.
