'Pakistan has five-point agenda for climate change mitigation'.

ISLAMABAD -- Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Tuesday said Pakistan has no option but to fight climate change through effective mitigation and adaptation measures to save its future generations from the dire consequences.

He also said with a forward-looking focused vision on climate change mitigation and adaptation, Pakistan successfully launched its Ecosystem Restoration Fund at the side event of COP25 along with development partners.

He was speaking at an event, 'Media debriefing on twenty-fifth United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP25) on climate change,' organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI).

Mr Aslam said Pakistan had a clear five-point agenda for climate change mitigation - planting 10 billion trees, transforming transport into electric vehicle, 30pc clean energy transformation target by 2030, materialising nature-based solutions, making Pakistan plastic-bag free and recharging Pakistan programme to tackle floods.

Billion tree tsunami, growing mangrove forests and Clean and Green Pakistan received global recognition, PM's adviser says

He said the momentum of COP25 from the very beginning was negative due to riots in Chile (owning to which COP shifted to Sweden), right-wing government in Brazil (which converted Amazon forest land into agriculture land) and backing out of developed countries from climate negotiations.

'Despite the negative momentum of COP25, Pakistan's efforts and contribution to combat climate change such as billion tree tsunami, growing mangroves forest cover, Clean and Green Pakistan programme etc., got global recognition and appreciation at the conference.'

He said it was the first time when when young leaders not only participated in COP25 but were also provided opportunities to present their thoughts and vision. The youth leadership has become the key stakeholder of climate negotiations.

He said COP25 could not conclude on any agreement or achievement at the...

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