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The Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR) prepared a air quality landscape mapping report for Pakistan highlighting the role of the private sector in improving air quality. The report was commissioned by Air Quality Asia’s seminar on “Tracking Lahore’s Air Pollution: Transitioning to a Net Zero Business Model”. Duration: March 2023 Key Output: Report: How Can …
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A welfare state faces two fundamental challenges: targeting those who need support most and delivering benefits in an effective manner. In developing countries, weak data leads to poor targeting, while weak institutions lead to poor delivery. The benefits intended for the poor therefore only reach a fraction of the planned amounts. Targeting is challenging because …
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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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