Commending the green initiatives of Saudi Arabia, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday highlighted the negative impacts of climate change around the world.
Talking at the Middle East Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh, Khan said Pakistan has also taken several initiatives to ensure clean energy makes up 60 percent of its total energy mix by 2030. He said 30 percent of the country’s transport will run on electricity by 2030.
“We’ve already shelved 2,400 MW coal projects and replaced them by 2,700 MW of hydroelectricity,” said the prime minister.
He said Pakistan is in the list of 10 most vulnerable countries in the world due to climate change. In the last 10 years, the country has had 150 accidents that affected the environment.
“We congratulate Saudi Arabia for its wonderful initiative to green its country,” he said.
Khan said Pakistan recently raised $500 million with the issuance of green bonds.
Highlighting his country’s afforestation efforts, he said: “We have invested in [planting] 10 billion trees, we’ve already planted 2.5 billion.
“We plan to plant 1 billion more mangrove trees by 2023.”