At the conclusion of the two-year Green Zameen Fellowship, the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives organized its inaugural National Summit of Fellowship champions on February 12, 2026, in Islamabad where 101 Green Zameen champions gathered to consolidate learning and chart next steps for Pakistan’s energy transition.
The summit brought together 37 parliamentarians from 10 political parties representing the National Assembly and all four provincial assemblies, creating a rare multi-party forum to strengthen collaboration on climate policy and energy reform. The event provided space to reflect on the Fellowship’s outcomes and to deepen multi-stakeholder engagement on Pakistan’s energy transition and broader climate agenda.
Senior energy experts led four technical breakout sessions that addressed key barriers and opportunities: Prosumer Regulation 2026, accelerating the uptake of electric vehicles, designing sustainable infrastructure, and advancing energy transition for economic transformation. These sessions were framed to help participants translate technical insights into actionable policy and constituency-level interventions that support a just transition.
Several parliamentarian champions shared perspectives informed by their Fellowship participation, including Ms. Kanwal Pervaiz Chaudhry (Parliamentary Secretary for Environment Protection and Climate Change, Punjab Assembly), Mr. Rehan Bandukda (Chairperson, Standing Committee on Energy, Sindh Assembly), Mr. Daud Shah Afridi (Chairperson, Standing Committee on Energy and Power Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly), Mr. Shariq Jamal (Vice President, Young Parliamentarians Forum, Sindh Assembly), and Dr. Shazia Sobia Aslam Soomro (Member, Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, National Assembly).
Participants who successfully completed the Green Zameen Fellowship received certificates in recognition of their work, while resource persons and facilitators were presented with shields for their contributions to capacity building and the technical programme. These gestures underscored the collaborative effort between civil society experts and legislative champions.
Mr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ali, Chief Executive Officer of CPDI, administered an oath to the Fellowship champions reaffirming their commitment to advance a just energy transition and step up climate mitigation efforts across their constituencies. The champions also formally endorsed the Citizens’ Charter of Energy 2026 and beyond, signaling a collective pledge to pursue policy reforms, oversight, and public engagement that accelerate the energy transition in Pakistan.
With representation from all major assemblies and a clear set of technical priorities, the summit aimed to convert fellowship insights into legislative momentum and practical interventions at provincial and national levels, supporting a phased, equitable energy transition for Pakistan’s economy and communities.
