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Several countries have used emissions rating programmes to incentivise industrial plants to comply with emissions standards and maintain low levels of pollution. Such programmes function by using regularly monitored emissions data from major industrial plants to rate firms from the least compliant to the most compliant. Besides making environmental performance more transparent, these programmes create …
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Pakistan’s deteriorating air quality poses a serious challenge to it economic growth and development. Recent evidence suggests that tailored policiesespecially those that harness the power of information and transparency offer new and better opportunities to mitigate air pollution in developing countries. Studies from India and China reveal that incentivising firms to disclose their emissions could …
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The FCDO funded Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) program collaborated with CDPR to formulate a policy note on financing sustainable tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The policy note explores how local resources can be mobilised to finance tourism development. It gives a preliminary assessment of ring-fencing revenue generated in the tourist areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa …
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The Government of Pakistan (GoP) has ambitious plans for reducing 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 50% of baseline projected levels. These plans anticipate USD 151 billion of investment just for energy sector mitigation projects by 2040. In the GoP’s view, any reduction below baseline projected emissions should be financed from domestic sources and from international …
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