ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said that government is promoting investor friendly policies to attract investment in environment friendly hydropower projects.

Addressing an event here, he said that government is striving to harness identified environment friendly power potential of over forty two thousand megawatts. Alluding to devastation caused by recent floods, Minister for Planning said that Pakistan is contributing less than one percent to global carbon emissions but it is amongst top ten countries in world badly affected by climate change.

He said that it is estimated recent climate disaster has cost over thirty two billion dollars. He said that it is not only an economic loss but this climate disaster has hit poorest of poor people.  He said that urgent tangible and implementable steps are needed to escape Pakistan from catastrophic impacts of climate change.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 25 2022

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