2024-04-26 23:23:57
(24 News) The third meeting of the Council for Climate Change was held in the federal capital, Islamabad, in which Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued instructions to appoint a committee for consultation with the provinces.
The third meeting of the Pakistan Council on Climate Change was held today in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. In the meeting, Federal Ministers Ishaq Dar, Ahad Khan Cheema, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Sardar Owais Khan Laghari, Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Climate Change Rumina Khurshid were present. Scholars, relevant senior officials and experts from public and private sectors participated. Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chief Ministers of all four provinces also participated in the meeting through video link.
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In the meeting, the Chief Ministers of the four provinces informed about the position of their respective provinces regarding policy making and made suggestions. There was a detailed discussion regarding the Policy Guidelines for Trading in Carbon Credits. A committee to present the draft in the next session, to take the provinces and all stakeholders into full confidence in the Ministry of Climate Change for this important policy draft, to consult with the provinces on the final policy making regarding the policy guidelines regarding carbon credits. directed to form.
Addressing the meeting, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan is among the countries affected by the harmful effects of climate change, the country was badly affected by the rains of 2022 and the resulting floods, as the servant of Pakistan, help the flood victims. Along with the recovery, Pakistan’s case was fought worldwide regarding climate change, Ahsan Iqbal and Sherry Rehman along with all the relevant institutions and ministries worked together to bring Pakistan out of this difficult time and infrastructure in Pakistan regarding climate change. Take key steps to create.
The Prime Minister further said that the friendly countries, the international community, especially the Secretary General of the United Nations responded to the call of Pakistanis affected by climate change, for which the entire nation, including me, is grateful to them, the provincial governments and the federal government together with regard to climate change. Policymaking is to be done, our challenges regarding climate change are increasing day by day. There is no question of making any kind of policy without consulting the provinces on all matters.
2024-04-26 23:23:57