Efforts on to combat expected release of carbon dioxide under CPEC project Islamabad January 7, 2021 Islamabad : The climate change ministry is in a process to evolve a comprehensive strategy to combat expected daily release of 36.5 million tons of carbon dioxide due to heavy vehicular traffic under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. According to the latest data, climate change ministry has completed initial work in collaboration with the CPEC Authority and it would also get technical help from the Chinese government to reduce release of CO2 especially on the Karakorum Highway. Various mega road projects are currently being pursued under the CPEC project and it is expected that some 7,000 trucks and trolleys would ply on these roads releasing a certain amount of carbon dioxide.