Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday said the country’s share globally due to coal-based pollution and consumption for industrial purposes was below 0.08% making the sector the least contributor to air pollution crisis.
Throngs of diplomats, world leaders, activists and journalists are expected to attend the summit, known as COP27, to be held in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh starting on Sunday.
Pakistan’s top climate official blamed climate change for the country’s deadliest flooding in more than a decade, as intense monsoon rains washed away villages and crops, killing more than 900 people since late June.