Climate Change

Pakistan must clear the air on smog. Here’s how

Pakistan must clear the air on smog. Here’s how

The blueprint for clean air already exists — in London’s reforms and Beijing’s resolve. Pakistan, too, can reclaim its blue skies by modernising its industries, curbing transport emissions, and ending crop burning.
Updated 09 Oct, 2025 02:50pm
Living a shorter life

Living a shorter life

All of Pakistan is breathing air several times more polluted than the acceptable levels.
Updated 22 Sep, 2025 01:03pm
The cost of breathing air

The cost of breathing air

The choice between economic opportunity and respiratory health shouldn’t define a generation’s future, yet for now, it remains Pakistan’s harsh reality.
Updated 22 Sep, 2025 12:01pm
UNGA at 80: time to act

UNGA at 80: time to act

The UN General Assembly cannot afford to offer only symbolic gestures. It must champion real, urgent climate action.
Updated 20 Sep, 2025 09:24am
Climate emergency can drive real change

Climate emergency can drive real change

While term "emergency" doesn’t grant govt a blank cheque for extraordinary constitutional powers, it does provide political mandate to push through reforms.
Updated 13 Sep, 2025 09:01am
Pakistan must shape its clean-energy future

Pakistan must shape its clean-energy future

Cheaper batteries from China are driving an energy shift in a country beset by power cuts, but some worry about waste and the people left behind.
Published 11 Sep, 2025 01:28pm
Regional climate risks

Regional climate risks

Only coordinated Indo-Pakistani climate governance can prevent downstream disasters.
Updated 11 Sep, 2025 09:08am
Riding out of shifting sands

Riding out of shifting sands

Despite being battered by major floods every three to four years, Pakistan still lacks a precautionary or anticipatory investment strategy.
Updated 08 Sep, 2025 12:43pm