COP28: our expectations
The UAE is all set to host the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference. COP28 will focus on climate finance and the size and individual contributions for the Loss and Damage…
Expectations from COP28
The twenty-eighth annual UN conference on climate change (COP28), hosted by the UAE in Dubai from November 30 – December 12 will grapple with a daunting agenda concerning the most…
COP28: Pakistan’s narrative-Part – II
Pakistan's climate narrative is one of victimhood, shaped by the severe and disproportionate impact it faces, despite being a low emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG). The country ranks fifth in…
COP28: a great opportunity
COP28 is being hosted by Dubai, United Arab Emirates from November 30 to December 12 and will have delegates from all over the world. The main areas of focus during…
COP28: Pakistan’s narrative ( Part – I)
The boilerplate is reductive but straightforward. One, Pakistan is one of the most affected countries by climate change. Two, climate change is not a problem created (or contributed to) by…
COP28 in a time of chaos
The raging Israeli violence in Gaza is feared to cast a dark shadow on the upcoming COP28 climate summit as the climate discussions are also not immune to abusive power…
After UN meeting, countries brace for COP28 fossil fuel fight
With two months left until the UN’s COP28 summit, countries are far from bridging the gap between those demanding a deal to phase out planet-warming fossil fuels and nations insisting…
Solar PV indigenization: strategy and scope
Solar energy is the energy of present and future. Pakistan is importing almost all of the solar equipment from abroad, mostly China. China is the production house of the world…
Is copper the new oil?
An energy transition is happening. Moving to a target of net-zero global emissions requires a steady move from fossil fuels to renewable energy, or sources that reduce emissions, while not…
The COP28 agenda
The annual Climate Change Conference (COP28) under the United Nations Framework Convention will be held in the UAE at the end of 2023 to steer the global efforts to mitigate…
