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Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

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Climate revenue & investments

Climate revenue & investments

The private sector has strong potential to spearhead the transition to resilience and sustainability.

30.01.2025 100

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Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

Geopolitics of climate change

Trump’s approach is a contradiction between public rhetoric and strategic planning.

16.01.2025 200

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Climate resolutions 2025

2025 will be a year of new openings and possibilities for Pakistan. Several initiatives started during the outgoing year will approach completion...

02.01.2025 200

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Accessing the RSF

THE IMF is a relatively new player in the climate space. It has moved rapidly to carve a role for itself by formally recognising long-ignored lin­...

19.12.2024 7

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Carbon trade for clean air

EMISSIONS trading rules have just been agreed to at the climate summit in Baku, creating a new wave of options and opportunities for countries and...

05.12.2024 10

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Delivering clean air

IN recent days, we saw economic and social life in almost all of Punjab and KP come to a standstill. The air quality in Punjab, the most populous...

21.11.2024 10

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Negotiating climate finance

THE history of fossil fuel industry has come full circle. The climate summit begins on Nov 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, which was one of the first major...

07.11.2024 3

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Pakistan’s climate victory: A seat at the table, but is the funding enough?

The announcement of the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt was a significant diplomatic victory...

18.10.2024 5

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Lopsided economic reforms

A RECENT article by Nathan Porter, IMF’s Pakistan mission chief, on ‘Revitalising Pakistan’s economy’ in Dawn provided a comprehensive...

10.10.2024 6

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Climate finance ecosystem

PAKISTAN’S climate finance ecosystem is informal and unfolding. It has not been fully operationalised or coordinated, let alone synchronised with...

26.09.2024 20

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Private sector engagement

PAKISTAN’S battle against climate change cannot be fought without support from the private sector. The private sector and the government in...

12.09.2024 7

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Path to resilience

PAKISTAN’S pursuit of climate resilience and low-carbon development is inextricably linked to its macroeconomic stability. The country needs to...

29.08.2024 20

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Climate without borders

CLIMATE change does not need passports as it does not respect borders. Pakistan’s climate risks are rooted in shared ecosystems with its...

15.08.2024 3

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Policy games we play

WHY do governments fail to do what they say they want to do? Any student of public policy will testify that policy is not what they say they will...

01.08.2024 10

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