Day: April 23, 2021

The majority of the world’s governments have committed to the Paris Agreement. The majority of countries in the world are aiming to reach peak emissions as soon as possible and have set their eyes on carbon neutrality. But shipping’s place in the Paris Agreement’s global ambitions is complex. It is an international industry that isn’t easily included in national regulations.…

The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) has endorsed and recommended the National Electricity Plan and Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) for presentation to the cabinet. The CCOE meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar in Islamabad on Thursday. The Power Division presented the summaries of the National Electricity Plan 2021 and IGCEP.…

Power generation soared by a record 30% to 8,965 gigawatt hours (GWh) in March partly due to industries shifting from own power generators to the national grid in the wake of growing domestic gas crisis. Simultaneously, the cost of fuel component in the overall electricity production climbed almost 14% to Rs5.55 per unit due to power producers’ increased reliance on…

WASHINGTON: Pakistan assured the international community on Thursday that it would shift to 60 per cent clean energy and 30pc electric vehicle use by 2030. Addressing the US-initiated Leaders Summit in Washington, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam also urged developed nations to fulfil their commitment to help others make this transition from carbon-based…

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Amin Aslam on Thursday asserted that 60 percent of all energy produced in Pakistan will be clean or renewable by 2030 while 30 percent of all vehicles would be transferred to electricity. “The world has to do more, and fast-track efforts to confront the climate change,” Prime Minister Imran Khan’s…