Addressing the Climate Summit 2025 in New York on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that Pakistan, despite not contributing to carbon emissions, is among the countries most affected by it, and he also stressed the need for the international community to fulfill its pledges of financial support for environmental protection.
Addressing the special climate event organized by the United Nations Secretary General and the President of Brazil on Wednesday in New York, he said that our commitment to the implementation of the environmental agenda is firm and unwavering.
According to international organizations on climate change, Pakistan is disproportionately affected by the effects of climate change, extreme heat waves, unpredictable rains, melting snow, increased floods and water scarcity, as opposed to contributing only 0.88% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
According to the Climate Change Performance Index website, Pakistan submitted a revised Nationally Determined Contribution in 2021. National targets include increasing renewable energy to 60 percent of the energy mix by 2030, which will require US$100 billion by this year.
Addressing the Climate Summit 2025, the Pakistani Prime Minister said that ‘loans on loans are not the solution to the problem, the international community should fulfill the promises of financial support for environmental protection.’
The prime minister announced that by 2035, the share of renewable energy and hydropower in Pakistan’s energy mix should be increased to 62%, nuclear energy capacity should be increased by 1200 MW by 2030, 30% of transportation should be transitioned to clean energy by 2030, water conservation would be ensured in addition to establishing 3000 charging stations in the country and the plan to plant one billion trees would be pushed forward.
In 2012, Pakistan took a major decision on its national climate change policy. The framework includes adaptation measures for sectors such as water, agriculture and biodiversity. CCPI experts see this policy as a strong point.
In this photo dated September 24, 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is speaking at the special climate event held on the occasion of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on behalf of the Secretary General of the United Nations along with the President of Brazil (Prime Minister’s House, Islamabad)
The Prime Minister said that he is addressing here at a time when Pakistan is facing a situation of heavy monsoon rains, cloud bursts and catastrophic floods.
More than 5 million Pakistanis and 4,100 villages have been affected by this climatic disaster, while more than 1,000 people have lost their lives.
He said that even in 2022, Pakistan had lost more than 30 billion dollars due to floods and millions of people were displaced.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that ‘Pakistan’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is negligible, but we are suffering more losses than our share.’
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He expressed the expectation that the international community will fulfill its responsibilities for the protection of future generations and steps will be taken to ensure environmental protection.
Highlighting Pakistan’s initiatives for environmental protection, the Pakistani Prime Minister added that Pakistan is taking steps on a priority basis to prevent the emission of toxic gases and ensure environmental protection, including large-scale afforestation and afforestation, ensuring the protection of mangroves, encouraging alternative and environment-friendly hydropower, promoting solar and nuclear energy.
He said that the implementation of Pakistan’s National Adaptation Plan is being affected due to insufficient international environmental financial support.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on the occasion that climate action is needed to deal with the growing challenge of climate change.
“Urgent action is necessary to reduce global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, increasing the social and economic challenges posed by climate change.”
He said that ’emergency measures are needed to reduce carbon emissions, the commitments made in global environmental conferences must be implemented, green energy policy must be adopted by promoting alternative energy sources, millions of people are affected by floods in different regions due to climate change. ‘
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