Who is responsible for climate refugees?: Part – I
The Earth’s climate has been fluctuating countless times in the past 800,000 years (NRDC, 2021). It is an issue that has proved nearly impossible to counter considering the lack of…
Clear message of no more business as usual—I
Change is taking place slowly and subtly. Recent Cabinet Committee on Economic Reforms’ (CCER’s) deliberations on Sept 25, 2023 highlight increasing interdependency, thereby necessitating a Planning Commission on the lines…
This crisis is a moment: Part – II
The austerity measures being considered by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Revival (CCER) could save Rs424 billion by creating a Single Treasury Account, Rs54 billion in six months by a…
Imagineering implementation of energy reforms-VII
Pakistan requires sustained GDP growth of 7-9% for 30 years. For that, by 2030 Agriculture will need to achieve 6% growth and its contribution to GDP be 35% and tax…
Energy sector reforms: Low-hanging fruit rotting – III
The energy sector also requires a fast-track deregulation, which should have happened yesterday. It requires a focused phased plan for power, gas, and oil sectors to streamline their supply chains…
A climate change solution
It was a nightmarish Iowa blizzard in 1998 that made Seth Watkins rethink the way he farmed. Before then, he’d operated his family business – he raises livestock alongside hay…
