Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2012
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Overarching Policy
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power, Industry, Transport, Building, Multi-Sector
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Solar, Wind, Other
Issued by: 
Ministry of Climate Change
Overall Summary: 
The launch of Pakistan’s National Climate Change Policy culminates the process of Climate Change response initiated by the democratically elected government of Pakistan Peoples Party soon after its advent to office in the year 2008. The National Climate Change Policy comprehensively addresses all possible challenges of Climate Change adaptation and mitigation in foreseeable future; and aims to provide rock solid foundational framework for ensuing Climate Change Action Plans, Programs and Projects.
Access
Energy access priorities: 
To ensure water security, food security and energy security of the country in the face of the challenges posed by climate change;--- Take steps to reduce the vulnerability of women from climate change impacts, particularly in relation to their critical roles in rural areas in providing water, food and energy;
Efficiency
EE priorities: 
While Pakistan is working on a strategy that seeks to conserve energy, improve energy efficiency and optimize fuel mix to support global efforts for reduction in GHG emission [...].---Strive to conserve energy and improve energy efficiency in all energy using devices and processes;
EE action plans: 
Enact and enforce energy conservation legislation and audit standards;--- Ensure high quality management of energy production and supply, including reduction in transmission and distribution losses;
EE standards for appliances: 
Promote and gradually make it mandatory to specify the energy efficiency/ fuel consumption rates of energy using equipment and devices of common use.
EE building standards: 
Improve energy efficiency in building by standardizing building and construction codes and legislating/creating incentives for retrofitting, maximum use of natural light, better insulation and use of energy efficient lights, boilers, appliances and groundwater pumping units;
EE transport standards : 
Ensure the provision of a fuel efficient public transport system in the country;---Set up and strictly enforce vehicle emission standards;---Examine and implement actions required for the use of bio-fuel for local transport;
EE public awareness/promotional programmes: 
Ensure advocacy and mass awareness regarding the importance of water and energy conservation, the impact of climate change on various sectors including forest ecosystems, biodiversity and so on, using mass media, public private partnerships, students and community mobilization; and incorporate these issues into the formal education systems at all levels; Create awareness of the CDM facility among relevant stakeholders through training workshops.
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
Give preferential status to the development and promotion of hydropower generation;--- Promote the development of renewable energy resources and technologies such as solar, wind, geothermal and bio-energy;
RE action plans: 
Promote futuristic building designs with solar panels for energy self sufficiency, especially in public sector buildings;
Biofuels obligation/mandate: 
Examine and implement actions required for the use of bio-fuel for local transport;
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
To ensure water security, food security and energy security of the country in the face of the challenges posed by climate change;---While Pakistan is working on a strategy that seeks to conserve energy, improve energy efficiency and optimize fuel mix to support global efforts for reduction in GHG emission [...].
Pollution control action plans: 
Develop capacity to monitor and estimate emissions locally for each industry;
Decarbonization strategy: 
Examine the gradual introduction of “Green Fiscal Reforms” in different sectors of the economy, including energy, water and waste/sewage, to achieve the objectives of carbon emission reductions; ---Ensure the provision of a fuel efficient public transport system in the country;---Incorporate economic incentives to promote emission-reduction by upgrading industrial processes and technologies;---Encourage the industrial sector to have periodic “Energy Efficiency Audits”;
Carbon markets: 
Consider introducing carbon tax on the use of environmentally detrimental energy generation from fossil fuels;---Incentivize CDM projects in the field of energy efficiency and energy conservation.---Promote development of biogas and manure digester for methane reduction and energy production through CDM support.---Identify national institutional needs to develop the capacity for carbon trading;---Ensure institutional strengthening of the existing Climate Change Section, CDM Cell and relevant institutions dealing with REDD+ matters;
Land use change for energy production purposes: 
Ensure that the negative impact of hydropower projects on the environment as well as local communities are properly assessed and addressed;
Energy-water nexus: 
Ensure that the negative impact of hydropower projects on the environment as well as local communities are properly assessed and addressed;
Cooperation in env.: 
Undertake appropriate consultations to develop Pakistan’s stand on climate change related international policy issues;
Pricing
Energy taxation: 
Examine the gradual introduction of “Green Fiscal Reforms” in different sectors of the economy, including energy, water and waste/sewage, to achieve the objectives of carbon emission reductions;
Carbon tax: 
Consider introducing carbon tax on the use of environmentally detrimental energy generation from fossil fuels;
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Energy supply priorities: 
-Plan the necessary expansion of nuclear power for Pakistan’s energy security while ensuring the highest safety standards;---Give priority to the import of natural gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) over import of oil and coal, except for meeting specific fuel requirements, e.g. liquid fuel for transportation, cooking coal for the steel industry.
Energy mix: 
While Pakistan is working on a strategy that seeks to conserve energy, improve energy efficiency and optimize fuel mix to support global efforts for reduction in GHG emission [...].
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Promote the development of new pipelines for efficient transport of oil in the country.
Trade
Energy trade priorities: 
Give priority to the import of natural gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) over import of oil and coal, except for meeting specific fuel requirements, e.g. liquid fuel for transportation, cooking coal for the steel industry
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Take steps to reduce the vulnerability of women from climate change impacts, particularly in relation to their critical roles in rural areas in providing water, food and energy;--- Ensure that agriculture, water, forest, energy and DRR related vulnerabilities induced by climate change get duly integrated and addressed in the relevant national policy documents;
National policy structure: 
Ensure that agriculture, water, forest, energy and DRR related vulnerabilities induced by climate change get duly integrated and addressed in the relevant national policy documents;
Technology
Clean energy technology priorities: 
Promote the development of renewable energy resources and technologies such as solar, wind, geothermal and bio-energy;---Seek technological breakthroughs to harness the potential of geothermal energy in the northern mountain areas of Pakistan;---Explore new technological breakthroughs in the field of bio-fuels;---Obtain and introduce clean coal technologies;
Clean energy technology transfer: 
Explore the possibility of obtaining technological know-how and its transfer for installation of clean coal technologies such as Pressurized-Fluidized-Bed Combustion (PFBC) and Near-Zero Emission Technology (NZET) for the vast coal reserves in the south of Pakistan, and their inclusion in future pulverized coal Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) systems;---Ensure that technology transfer is accelerated for industries like cement manufacturing, to control emissions without hampering the production process.--- Ensure technology transfer for the design and manufacture of emission monitoring equipment, to be installed near urban and industrial areas in Pakistan;--- Ensure transfer of technology for designing electric/ hybrid vehicles in Pakistan;
Clean energy technology deployment: 
Promote and provide incentives for activities required for increasing the energy-mix and switching to low-carbon fossil fuels, and develop indigenous technology for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS); Waste Heat Recovery, Co-generation; Coal Bed Methane Capture; and Combined Cycle Power Generation;
Low-emission and cleaner coal technology: 
Explore the possibility of obtaining technological know-how and its transfer for installation of clean coal technologies such as Pressurized-Fluidized-Bed Combustion (PFBC) and Near-Zero Emission Technology (NZET) for the vast coal reserves in the south of Pakistan, and their inclusion in future pulverized coal Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) systems;---Ensure that new coal-fired power stations perform at high-efficiency level and are designed in such a way that they can be easily retro-fitted for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS);
Natural gas transportation technology: 
Give priority to the import of natural gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) over import of oil and coal, except for meeting specific fuel requirements, e.g. liquid fuel for transportation, cooking coal for the steel industry.---Promote greater use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the transport sector to the extent consistent with the availability of CNG in the market;
Technology collaboration with other member States: 
Prepare detailed area analysis for possible wind and solar energy sites in Pakistan, and establish regional partnerships for technology transfer and development;
Industrialization support: 
Ensure that technology transfer is accelerated for industries like cement manufacturing, to control emissions without hampering the production process.