PM Shehbaz to address COP31 summit in Turkiye, highlight climate justice
“Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to address the high-level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkiye, on Wednesday, highlighting Pakistan's position…”
A day earlier, the prime minister arrived in Turkiye to attend the World Leaders' Summit being held as part of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
PPP leader Senator Sherry Rehman, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, and the PM's Adviser, Tariq Fatemi, are accompanying the PM. the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) today, the premier had a busy schedule during his visit to Turkiye to attend the COP31 summit.
The PMO said PM Shehbaz would participate in a high-level session titled "Clean Energy Transition by 2035: Powering the Future", hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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The prime minister was expected to deliver an address outlining his vision for renewable energy during the session., the prime minister would also deliver Pakistan's national statement at the COP31 summit, highlighting climate justice and the concerns of countries affected by climate change at the international level.
The PMO said the prime minister would hold meetings with several world leaders during the day to discuss bilateral relations and climate-related challenges. PM Shehbaz was also scheduled to attend a gala dinner hosted by the Turkish President in honour of world leaders in the evening.
Read:PM Shehbaz raises youth loan limit to Rs25m under business, agriculture schemes. Pakistan has consistently called on developed countries to providegreater financial and technical assistanceto developing nations facing the effects of climate change, arguing that countries contributing the least to global greenhouse gas emissions were bearing a disproportionate share of climate-related damage.
Pakistan contributes less than one per cent of global emissions but remains among the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Pakistan also played a prominent role in negotiations at the 2022 COP27 summit in Egypt, where it pushed for the establishment of a Loss and Damage Fund to help vulnerable developing countries recover from climate-related disasters.
The fund's establishmentwas hailed by then prime minister Shehbaz Sharif as a significant outcome of the summit, while Pakistan urged developed countries to fulfil their commitments. Islamabad has also repeatedly urged developed countries to fulfil their commitment to mobilise $100 billion annually in climate finance for developing nations, while calling for greater funding for adaptation and disaster resilience.
Pakistan's position has been that financial assistance should be predictable, adequate and accessible to countries facing the growing costs of climate change. Its calls for climate finance and adaptation supportwere highlighted ahead of COP27.
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