Islamabad: The Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), has launched Pakistan’s first ‘Green China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Alliance’, news sources reported. The program has been launched for the decarbonisation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and to make it more sustainable.
According to reports, the programme was unveiled during a conference on Pakistan’s sustainable development and the BRI. It was said that the major goal of the initiative would be to bring governments from both sides, as well as ministries and businesses, together to create eco-friendly projects. The primary goal would be to encourage and steer Chinese infrastructure expenditures away from carbon-intensive investments and toward green infrastructure projects, such as transitioning from coal to renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydropower.
On the occasion, Acting Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Pakistan Pang Chunxue stated that the green initiatives under the BRI will assist the people of Pakistan while also helping to combat global climate change. She stated that Pakistan and China’s relations have improved in a variety of sectors, including sustainable development, contemporary food security, and energy infrastructure.
It is vital to note that under BRI, China and Pakistan are implementing some of the world’s largest man-made infrastructure projects, with a combined value of USD 62 billion. The development of the Gwadar seaport is one of the major projects, which also includes smart cities.
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