How can carbon credits add up to 20% to revenues of green projects in Pakistan?

Carbon credits could add revenue equal to 10% to 20% of earnings for qualifying low-carbon projects in Pakistan, Resources Future chief executive Khurram Lalani told Business Recorder. He said eligible activities include renewable power, electric vehicles, battery storage, biodiesel, forestry and agriculture, with credits offering project owners another way to monetise emissions reductions or removals.

Lalani said developing a typical project can cost around $100,000, while the firm has reduced that expense to below $100,000. Pakistan’s carbon market began operating in early 2025, but he said limited expertise and unfinished rules were holding back activity; he also warned that Europe’s CBAM could expose Pakistani textile exporters to carbon costs unless they address emissions or use offsets.