Green Compact: new era of Pak-UK climate leadership |
As the world returns home from the COP30 summit in Brazil, global partnership on tackling climate change has never been more important.
Pakistan knows the urgency for action more than most. This year, floods once again devastated the country. But by 2050, the damage caused by heatwaves and drought will outweigh the damage caused by floods.
The UK is also feeling the impacts of climate change. While warmer summers were at first celebrated, the serious consequences of climate change have quickly become clear. In 2024, there were over 1,300 heat-related deaths in the UK. Unchecked, climate change could impact the UK's economic output by up to 7 per cent of GDP by 2050.
With only 10 years to meet the ambitious 2035 NDC targets we have all set, we must now translate our commitments into action. We are all stronger when we work together to tackle climate change, a truly global issue. That's what the Green Compact is all about.
The UK and Pakistan are both global leaders on climate action. The UK's COP26 Presidency led to the Glasgow Climate Pact. For the first time, a global agreement was reached on the need to phase down fossil fuel use. Meanwhile, Pakistan showed........