China turns to households in fight to slash carbon emissions
At a gleaming new metro station on the edge of Shenzhen, the local government is promoting “carbon coins” to commuters to earn and trade for shopping vouchers and travel cards…
Curtailing carbon emissions: China’s efforts
On climate change, the US and China have some policy differences. The Trump Administration believes that the climate change mantra is a 'hoax' peddled by some countries, including China. In…
Carbon levy: A fail-safe?
Despite decades of ‘reforms’, Pakistan has tragically failed to establish a pro-growth, anti-cyclical, and sustainable economic paradigm. This is primarily due to the overreliance on fiscal austerity and a flawed…
Carbon markets with a gendered lens
Carbon markets are emerging as an essential financial mechanism in the global effort to combat climate change. By assigning a monetary value to carbon emissions, these markets incentivise emission reductions…
Green or gone? Our carbon challenge
It is no secret that Pakistan has been battered by an economic crunch for decades now. The investment climate is in the doldrums, as evidenced by the low investment-to-GDP rate…
Our carbon bill is coming due
The European Union’s introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a significant development in global trade and climate policy. Under the CBAM, starting in 2023, importers to the…
Emissions trading
EFFORTS to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have driven several countries to adopt cap-and-trade systems as a way to balance environmental and economic goals. As Pakistan explores this model, it…
How big fossil-fuel-producing countries export emissions abroad
Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighbourhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Activists and local residents accuse the plant operated…
Carbon emitters, climate finance, and climate justice
In the just concluded COP29 meetings in Baku, Azerbaijan, there was serious deadlock over the climate finance commitment, and ultimately consensus reached was rightly seen in very bitter light by…
Carbon potential
THE floods in Pakistan in 2022 highlighted the urgent need for effective climate action. Over 1,700 lives lost and a staggering $30 billion in damages served as a brutal wake-up…
