From Baku to Belem
MANY climate-vulnerable nations hoped for more at COP29. However, the text leaves an opportunity for Pakistan’s freshest minds to seize on behalf of those who have most to lose from…
What we lost in Baku
Imagine, for a moment: a country teetering on the brink of climate catastrophe. Its glaciers are melting, its fields are parched, and its skies weep torrents of rain that drown…
What did Baku deliver?
COP29, widely referred to as the Finance COP, concluded with an agreement on a $300 billion annual climate finance package under the much-anticipated New Collective Quantified Goals (NCQGs). After two…
A climate crossroads in Baku
It took nearly 29 years to arrive at COP29, held this year in Baku under the auspices of the United Nations. The dream of clean air free from greenhouse effects,…
The Baku deal
COP29 was held in Baku, comprising negotiations that continued for two weeks. The event was termed the ‘Finance Summit’, as major decisions regarding the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate…
From Paris to Baku – lessons from COP29
The much-anticipated COP29 in Baku concluded with the ‘Baku Breakthrough, setting the stage for COP30 in Belem, Brazil. Let me build a longish context starting from COP21, the Paris Agreement,…
Baku model
JUST over a year ago, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the Azeri capital for two days. The prime minister was reportedly so impressed by the landscaping in Baku that, upon…
Road to Baku
IN 2015, the Paris Climate Accord, a legally binding international treaty, established a structured plan for climate action with step-by-step targets for emission reductions, aiming for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions…
After Bonn, all eyes on Belem
The climate talks in Bonn (Subsidiary Body Meeting - SB62) last month, meant to lay the groundwork and finalise the agenda for COP30 in Brazil later this year, concluded on…
Budget 2025-26: takes two to tango
Budget 2025–26 signals fiscal restraint and modest climate intent but remains, at its core, an act of improvisation rather than coordinated choreography. Touted as contractionary, the budget sets ambitious targets:…
