Islamabad:Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, SDPI, has noted that developing countries consistently raised concerns over the slow delivery of climate finance commitments and technology transfer pledges made at successive Conferences of Parties (COPs), and stressed the need to substantiate these concerns with evidence and data on what has, and has not, worked over nearly three decades of climate negotiations.
Dr Suleri was addressing a consultative discussion on “Antalya Road to CBAM: financing technology and green industrialisation” hosted here by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI).
Dr Suleri said Pakistan needed to pursue a green industrialisation agenda that brings together the private sector and policymakers, adding that public finance backed by sovereign guarantees could help industries access climate finance on easier terms, a step potentially transformative for the country’s green industrial transition. He also called for transfer of technology (ToT) programmes on energy transition, efficient energy use and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency in Pakistan’s textile sector, noting that Pakistan’s good relations with both the United States and China, the world’s largest AI technology suppliers and among Pakistan’s largest textile export destinations could be leveraged for this purpose.
On participation at COP, he pointed out that Blue Zone passes remain limited, and urged accredited organisations to allocate a greater share of their access to private sector representatives.
Yael Taranto highlighted Türkiye’s experience saying Turkish industry, which contributes 28 percent to GDP and remains a key growth driver, is energy- and carbon-intensive, accounting for 8 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Türkiye’s policy priorities, she said, are centred on producing high-value, low-carbon products, with competitiveness and efficiency treated as complementary goals. She cited exploration of carbon capture technologies and stressed that bankability of green investments remains central to scaling up financing.
Corinna Fürst from INETTT presented findings from studies examining impacts of EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) across different regions and countries, noting fragmented institutional responsibilities in reporting procedures across jurisdictions. She said CBAM’s effects were highly localised, with sub-national impacts including shrinking exports, reduced fiscal revenue and job losses concentrated in specific regions. Textiles said the industry must transition to green energy, describing solarization as a relatively easy option, though one constrained by funding availability.
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