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Pakistan's climate action plan for COP30 includes Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technology as a strategy to meet its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The plan aims to reduce emissions by 50% by 2035, requiring $565.7 billion.

Critics argue the plan lacks concrete measures to phase out fossil fuels, with local coal still central to energy policy. Experts highlight CCUS as financially unviable and ineffective, suggesting that reliance on fossil fuels continues under the guise of climate action. The moratorium on imported coal, instituted in 2021, does not apply to local plants, complicating the transition to renewables.