Prime Minister Imran Khan has heaped praise on Riyadh for launching initiatives to combat climate change, saying “greening Saudi Arabia is idealistic and romantic”. He said this on Monday while addressing a launching ceremony of the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit in the Saudi capital Riyadh, hosted by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. “Greening Saudi Arabia is idealistic, romantic and all my praise with you... we will share our experience of planting two and a half billion trees in Pakistan,” the premier remarked while thanking the crown prince for inviting Pakistan to the summit. PM Imran divulged the number of initiatives taken by his government to tackle climate change in the country. The premier went on to say that Pakistan has collected $500 million through ‘green bounds’ to finance hydroelectric power projects.

Source: The Express Tribune October 26, 2021 00:59 UTC