BELÉM: Secretary for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Aisha Humera Chaudhry met UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on the sidelines of COP30 in Belem to review Pakistan’s updated climate commitments and urgent financing requirements, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.
During the high-level dialogue, both sides discussed Pakistan’s negotiation priorities and progress on climate reporting. Chaudhry noted that Pakistan submitted its Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) in September 2025, outlining an enhanced mitigation pathway through 2035. She highlighted that Pakistan has increased its domestically financed mitigation share from 15% to 17%, demonstrating continued national commitment.
However, she emphasised that achieving the full 50% emissions-reduction target depends heavily on international climate finance, estimated at $565 billion by 2035. She warned that global pledges have yet to materialise at the necessary scale, slowing collective progress toward the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature goal.
Chaudhry also briefed Stiell on Pakistan’s fragile mountain ecosystems, stressing the urgent need for global action as accelerating glacier melt continues to threaten the country’s cryosphere.
