Climate & Sustainability
Rising Waters, Rising Stakes: The Geopolitical Role of AOSIS in Climate Advocacy
The prospect of states disappearing is not just science fiction anymore, as five nations (the Maldives, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati) may...
Humanity’s Journey of Climate Change Awareness
Climate change refers to gradual alternation in Earth’s climate system leading to long-term transition in temperature and weather patterns. Historically, planet Earth has passed...
INC 5.2: Rethinking Global Plastic Policies
The global plastic pollution treaty negotiations in Busan that were held from November 25 to December 1, 2024, were billed as a historic opportunity...
COP29 and Its Implications
Authors: Meena Miriam Yust and Arshad M. Khan
Global warming affects every aspect of human existence on the planet -- from where we can live,...
Breathing in Smog: Global Insights and Local Solutions for Combating Pollution in Punjab
Punjab’s escalating air pollution crisis, particularly in cities like Lahore and Multan, has reached alarming levels, with annual hazardous smog episodes posing severe risks...
Climate Finance: A Test of Global Solidarity and Survival
In 2022, the financial toll of climate-related disasters reached an alarming $313 billion globally, with the heaviest burden falling on the world’s poorest nations....
Amending Heraclitus: Climate Change, CoP Remains the same
The recent (nomadically arranged Climate event called Review Mechanism – Conference of the Parties to the UN FCCC, or shortly) COP – this time...
ASEAN’s Climate Narrative at COP29
As I write this, the 29th edition of Conference of the Parties, or COP29 is in progress at Baku, Azerbaijan. The focus this time...
The Effects of Climate Change: A Worldwide Crisis Uncovering
One of the most urgent problems of our day, climate change affects the environment, human civilization, economics, and world ecosystems, among other things. Scientists...
Green Diplomacy at COP29: Implementation of Article 6.4 and Innovations in the Digital Carbon Market
COP29 and Operational Standards for Article 6.4
Climate diplomacy has become a cornerstone of 21st-century international relations. Faced with the escalating threat of climate change,...