Pakistan achieves UN climate action goal 10 years ahead of deadline

[Deucalion]

Islamabad: Pakistan has turned its green ambitions into reality by achieving UN Climate Action Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-13) a decade ahead of the 2030 deadline.

“This is an outstanding achievement for Pakistan to attain the crucial ‘Goal 13 - Climate Action’ well before the 2030 deadline”, Malik Amin Aslam, Advisor to Prime Minister on Climate Change, told Gulf News. “With this milestone, Pakistan has demonstrated its commitment to the clean and green future and contribution to global efforts to tackle the challenge of climate change,” he said.

How Pakistan achieved the green goal?

Pakistan’s continuous efforts and initiatives of large-scale afforestation, biodiversity conservation, investment in clean energy, electric vehicles and green jobs to combat climate change impacts have earned the country worldwide acclaim, said Aslam. Detailing some of the key green projects he mentioned 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Program, Clean Green Pakistan Initiative, Clean Green Pakistan Index, Protected Areas Initiative (15 new national parks), Ecosystem Restoration Fund for facilitating green growth and policies consistent with the objectives of Pakistan’s Nationally Determined Contribution and attaining Land Degradation Neutrality. These initiatives have been taken to prevent and to be better prepared for the threat of climate change experienced by the country such as floods, heat waves, droughts and melting glaciers.

Transition to green economy and clean energy

Transition to green economy and green future is at the core of Pakistan government’s policies spearheaded by Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has initiated steps to “convert China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project into China Pakistan Green Economic Corridor project”, the premier’s aide said. “We have deferred 2740 MW of imported coal projects signed by the previous government and replaced it by zero-carbon and hydropower projects of 3700 MW” the advisor informed. “This shift [towards clean energy] shows the government’s commitment to climate-friendly and sustainable development beneficial for both Pakistan and the global community.”

 

 

https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-achieves-un-climate-action-goal-10-years-ahead-of-deadline-1.72574154

 

 

[Norman]

2 months old news. Are you  that desperate? 

 

Congratulations anyways. 

[sandeep]

1 hour ago, Norman said:

2 months old news. Are you  that desperate? 

 

Congratulations anyways. 

 

Half the population is desperate to get proper electricity and light, even water.  This is quite like a homeless Bhikhaari claiming that he has 'gone green' and met zero emission standards.  

 

 

 

But facts are not important, such propaganda is useful to provide that elusive "feel good" factor to the young greenbro "patriots", and those  that provide them with "news" that makes them feel some type of pride - fake or baseless doesn't matter -will earn slavish loyalty in return.  This is how a herd of useful idiots are managed by the PakMil mafia.  And this is why "media" in Pakistan is so heavily monitored and controlled by the Phaujis.  Got to make sure there are no truth-tellers who burst the delusion bubble!  In other words Youthiyon ko c***tiya banaa rahe hai.  

Edited September 23, 2020 by sandeep

[veer]

Impressive Imran

[BacktoCricaddict]

32 minutes ago, sandeep said:

 

Half the population is desperate to get proper electricity and light, even water.  This is quite like a homeless Bhikhaari claiming that he has 'gone green' and met zero emission standards.  

 

 

 

But facts are not important, such propaganda is useful to provide that elusive "feel good" factor to the young greenbro "patriots", and those  that provide them with "news" that makes them feel some type of pride - fake or baseless doesn't matter -will earn slavish loyalty in return.  This is how a herd of useful idiots are managed by the PakMil mafia.  And this is why "media" in Pakistan is so heavily monitored and controlled by the Phaujis.  Got to make sure there are no truth-tellers who burst the delusion bubble!  In other words Youthiyon ko c***tiya banaa rahe hai.  

 

Reminds me of green Sikkim - "100% organic state!!  No chemicals!! No pesticides!!"  

 

It should be more like "No productivity!!  Less food on more land = less sustainable!!  Everything is a chemical, including cow dung!!  Not sustainable!!  Unaffordable!!  We're poor, we're struggling, upper class is eating our unsustainable, luxury food, while we must import from other states!!"    

 

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/08/15/how-is-indias-organic-only-farming-experiment-in-sikkim-going-peering-past-the-propaganda-not-so-sustainably/

 

In Poklok-Denchung gram panchayat near Namchi, the headquarters of South Sikkim district, 85-year-old Nar Bahadur Rai is a disappointed farmer. With his son, Rai grows maize, ginger and cardamom on their two-hectare (ha) farm. Since 2011-12, when they stopped using synthetic chemicals, their ginger production has plunged to only a third of the amount they used to grow when chemical use was permitted in farming. A fungal disease called sheath blight has affected their ginger crop and Rai has received no assistance from the government. “Why are we not given any medicines for our crops? The government gave us only some manure for a short while. What is the point of the officers going for trainings if the farmers do not learn anything?” he asks.

Around six kilometres away, farmer Revathy Sharma faces other challenges. He grows pulses and maize on his small farm of about 0.6 ha. His pulse yield has fallen drastically since he switched to organic farming. “When chemicals were allowed, I could grow 280 to 300 kg of pulses and now, after 4 years, I barely manage to grow 80 to 85 kg. This year, I am expecting a slight improvement with a yield of around 100 kg,” he says. Sharma cites low productivity and the susceptibility of crops to pest attacks as the reasons for this fall in yield. The experience of farmers like Sharma and Rai shows that despite earning the “100 per cent organic” tag, Sikkim’s transition to organic farming is yet to become successful.