Blood carbon
AMID the pressing need to confront climate change, the emergence of carbon markets has gained prominence. In these markets, industries acquire the privilege of emitting carbon dioxide by committing to…
Blood money
The BBC reports that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, during an interview, accused Germany and Hungary of paying “blood money” for Russian petroleum. Russia could earn $320 billion from energy exports…
New blood at Wall Street’s old guard rattles Corporate America
A new generation of executives at the world’s biggest asset managers is helping drive an uprising against Corporate America that environmental and social justice activists have long campaigned for. The…
Time for carbon tax
POISONOUS smog has become a fifth season in Pakistani cities. Recently, the air quality turned so bad in Lahore that schools were closed; Lahore reigned as the world’s second-most polluted…
Let’s clean the air
Punjab’s reliance on anti-smog guns reflects a preference for visible action over evidence-based policy. International experience and Lahore’s own air-quality data indicate that without an understanding of PM2.5 chemistry and…
Ecosystem of change
SCEPTICS argue that the annual climate conferences are elaborate talk shops that produce renewed pledges without commensurate action. This dismissal is fundamentally flawed. It misses the unprecedented transformation unfolding across the global…
This is Pakistan’s next frontier
I am 35 years old. That means I have lived through loadshedding summers, textbook shortages, the 2005 earthquake, the 2010 floods, terror attacks that emptied our streets and the quiet…
Empire ruins environment
The secretary general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, does not mince words in the Guardian: “Devastating consequences now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole…
Immunization: a shield against infections
As the seasons change, many cities across the world face a challenge that affects both the environment and public health—smog. Smog, a harmful mixture of pollutants like particulate matter (PM),…
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,…
