ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government’s policies are being recognised globally particularly the Green Recovery Programme and Climate Action Plan.
“Globally PTI’s environment policies are being recognised esp our green recovery programme from the Covid 19 pandemic and our Climate action plan,” he said in a statement of Twitter, while sharing a video from the World Economic Forum which highlighted the environmental policies in Pakistan.
The video states three ways Pakistan is building a greener future and investing in a nature-positive economy that could generate 395 million jobs by 2030.
Firstly, it states that Pakistan has pledged to source 60 percent of energy from renewables by 2030. It has replaced coal-based projects and replaced them with hydro-electric power.
Second, Pakistan has created 85,000 jobs from plant care to the protection of forests. It is training 5,000 young people to be ‘nature guardians’
Lastly, it states that Pakistan is investing in green space. It has received $180 million in funding for the creation of 15 new national parks. It is also launching the $500 million ‘green Eurobond’ and will soon provide a monetary value to green space, making it worth and easier to protest them.
Globally PTI’s environment policies are being recognised esp our green recovery programme from the Covid 19 pandemic and our Climate action plan. pic.twitter.com/cHuCzCj2yQ
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 14, 2021
In February, Advisor to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Khan wrote an article for the WEF stating that Pakistan is committed to the challenge of initiating a green recovery to protect nature and create much needed employment.
He said the green stimulus package focuses on innovative financial tools to help build sustainable, responsible economic growth.
He said Pakistan seized an opportunity during the COVID-19 to reboot the economy with a “Green Stimulus” focused on two objectives: protecting nature and creating green jobs.
The focal areas for intervention included planting more trees, expanding and reviving our protected areas and improving urban sanitation which could generate quick employment while also allowing the country to come out of the crisis on a nature-positive pathway.
