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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This policy brief is based on research conducted by Erum Haider (College of Wooster; Georgetown University). This research was funded by the International Growth Center (IGC), United States Institute of Peace (USIP) JenningsRandolph Peace Scholar Award, American Institute for Pakistan Studies.

This policy note is based on the IGC funded study “Don’t shoot the messenger – electricity theft and trust in Karachi”.

This policy brief is funded by an IGC funded study.

This policy brief is based on an IGC funded study.

This policy brief is based on the ASI funded report “Energy in Pakistan: Chronic Shortages, Concrete Solutions”.

Conventional brick kilns’ Bull’s Trench Kiln (BTK)”in Pakistan’s Punjab province are a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and harmful particulates which exacerbate climate change and deteriorate ambient air quality, respectively. The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has recently introduced a new kiln technology “Induced Draft Zigzag Kiln (IDZK)” in Nepal which is …

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There is a positive correlation between energy consumption and economic growth. However, Pakistan’s overreliance on natural gas in its energy mix has caused it to deplete rapidly – gas reserves will finish by the next decade at the current rate of consumption. The unfettered provision of gas to new households and particularly to the fertilizer …

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There are direct and indirect costs associated with lack of or no access to grid electricity in Pakistan. These costs can be mitigated through introducing efforts to utilize energy efficiently and conservatively to reduce the burden on the grid and increase access to electricity, particularly for low income groups, who are subjected to long hours …

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