ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said 60 percent of all energy produced in the country by 2030 would be clean and obtained through renewables, while speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit’s virtual meeting on Saturday.
The UN summit brings leaders from around the world together to make and renew their commitments to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
“By 2030, 60 percent of all energy produced in Pakistan will be clean energy through renewables,” Khan said.
He added: “30pc of all our vehicles will be (run) on electricity.”
In addition to this, Khan said 10 billion trees would be planted over the next three years, and that the country was committed to scrapping coal power projects and replacing them with hydro electricity.
“We have decided we will not have any more power based on coal,” he said.
“We have already scrapped two coal power projects which were supposed to produce 2,600 MW of energy and replaced it with hydro-electricity. As far as indigineous coal goes, we have decided to look for clean produced energy either by coal to liquid or coal to gas so we don’t have to burn coal.”
According to a Global Climate Risk Index report released last year, Pakistan is the world’s fifth most vulnerable country to the effects of climate change.
In his remarks, UN chief Antonio Guterres called on world leaders to declare a ‘climate emergency’ in their countries.
“If we don’t change course, we might be headed for a catastrophic temperature increase of more than three degrees this century,” he said.
Pakistan to have 60% clean energy in 10 years - PM Khan
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Pakistan to have 60% clean energy in 10 years - PM Khan
- Khan gave a short address at the UN’s Climate Ambition Summit
- Said 30 percent of Pakistan’s vehicles would be electric by 2030
Pakistan minister calls for integrating ocean awareness into education to preserve ecosystems
- Pakistan’s maritime sector posted a record $360 million profit in 2025 following a year of sweeping reforms
- Junaid Anwar Chaudhry says education equips youth to make informed decisions, contribute to blue economy
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Maritime Affairs Minister Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has urged integrating ocean awareness into formal education systems and empowering youth as active partners in order to preserve marine ecosystems, his ministry said on Saturday.
Chaudhry said this at a meeting with Minister of State for Education and Professional Training, Wajiha Qamar, who called on him and discussed strategies for enhancing marine education, literacy, and youth engagement in sustainable ocean management.
Pakistan’s maritime sector posted a record Rs100 billion ($360 million) profit in 2025 following a year of sweeping reforms aimed at improving port efficiency, cost-cutting, and safeguarding marine ecosystems to boost the blue economy.
“Understanding our oceans is no longer optional, it is essential for climate resilience, sustainable development, and the long-term health of our maritime resources,” Chaudhry said, highlighting the critical role of marine literacy.
The minister said education equips youth to make informed decisions and actively contribute to marine conservation and the blue economy, urging inclusion of marine ecosystems, conservation and human-ocean interactions into curricula, teacher training and global citizenship programs.
“Initiatives like ‘Ocean Literacy for All’ can mainstream these elements in national policies, school programs, and community workshops to build proactive citizenship on marine challenges,” he added.
Ocean Literacy for All is a UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission–coordinated global initiative under the UN Ocean Decade (2021–2030) that promotes ocean awareness, education, and conservation.
Chaudhry announced reforms in maritime education, including granting degree-awarding status to the Pakistan Marine Academy, and the establishment of the Maritime Educational Endowment Fund (MEEF) to provide scholarships for deserving children from coastal communities.
“The scholarship program promotes inclusive development by enabling access to quality education for youth from over 70 coastal and fishing communities, particularly in Sindh and Balochistan,” he said.
The discussions underscored raising awareness about oceans, coastal ecosystems and marine resources, according to the Pakistani maritime affairs ministry. Both ministers stressed the need to integrate climate and marine education from classrooms
to community programs, addressing risks like rising sea temperatures, coastal erosion, biodiversity loss and pollution.
“Incorporating marine science and ocean literacy into curricula can help students connect local challenges with global trends,” Qamar said, underscoring education’s transformative power in building social resilience.
The meeting explored translating complex marine science into accessible public knowledge through sustained, solution-oriented awareness campaigns, according to the maritime affairs ministry.
With coastline facing pressures from climate change, pollution, and overexploitation, the ministers called for a coordinated approach blending formal education, informal learning and youth-led advocacy.
“A joint effort by the Ministries of Maritime Affairs and Education can cultivate an ocean-literate generation, transforming vulnerability into resilience and ensuring the long-term sustainability of coastal and marine ecosystems,” Chaudhry said.
