Pakistan Environment | MCQs

Explanation

On December 22, 2020, PM Imran Khan launched the "Billion Tree Honey Initiative" to boost honey production and tree plantation under the same program.

"10 Billion Tree Tsunami" was launched in 2018 as a five-year nationwide project to plant 10 billion trees.

It was an expansion of the earlier "Billion Tree Tsunami" campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

The campaign was also known as "Plant for Pakistan".

Explanation

Pakistan pledged to shift to 60% clean energy and 30% electric vehicles by 2030.

The announcement was made at the US-initiated Leaders Summit on Climate.

Malik Amin Aslam, SAPM on Climate Change, represented Pakistan.

He urged developed nations to fulfill their climate finance commitments.

He stated Pakistan is doing more than its share to combat climate change.

This commitment was made during a climate summit hosted by the USA in 2021.

Explanation

Article 9A guarantees the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

It was introduced through the 26th Amendment to the Constitution.

It explicitly states: “Every person shall be entitled to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.”