Climate Action through Climate Finance

Season 2: Episode 6

Climate finance is a multifaceted concept, referring to finance activities that are aimed towards mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change. As per the Nationally Determined Contributions, Pakistan aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 50% by the year 2030, which calls for about USD 151 billion of investment just for energy sector mitigation by 2040, this is where climate financing comes into play for Pakistan. In the latest episode of Let’s talk Development, Dr. Abrar Chaudhury and Sara Hayat talk about climate finance, focusing on what climate change really encompasses and the obstacles for Pakistan’s climate finance mobilisation.

Dr. Abrar Chaudhury has earned a doctorate in Environmental Change and Management, an MBA and an MSc in Environmental Management (Distinction), from the University of Oxford. He is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), and has carried out various research on global environmental change, climate finance, and corporate purposes.

Sara Hayat is an experienced lawyer and consultant who focuses on climate change law, policy and advocacy, with a niche in climate change and gender. She is also working as an Adjunct Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).