According to the report of the Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) dated June 8, 2008, Pakistan consumes around 8 million tons of diesel and 7.2 million tons of furnace oil per year. Around 9 million tons of diesel and furnace oil is imported out of which Pakistan State Oil alone imports 3.4 million tons of diesel and 4 million tons of furnace oil. The emissions of gases from burning of these fuels have adversely affected the environment. Pakistan is a low green house gas (GHG) emitting country contributing 0.43% of the world’s total emissions (35th in world’s ranking)1. However, the low GHG emission status of the country provides no safety from the adverse effects of global climate change. Pakistan being an agricultural based economy, lying in arid and semi-arid region, with heavy dependence on irrigated agriculture, is highly vulnerable to climate change.
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