Our planet Earth is facing serious problems ranging from geopolitical unrest and global poverty. Climate change is an emerging stress on the Earth’s environment risk for food security, temperature, and weather patterns. We face global warming due to greenhouse gas emissions resulting in food insecurity. The World’s surface temperature has risen by an average of one degree Celsius, mainly due to increased carbon dioxide emissions. The Earth has been absorbing heat for forty years, increasing by 0.33 degrees Celsius. Glaciers and Icecaps in Antarctica and Greenland continued to reduce in the area due to enormous melting.
The Air Quality Index explains the critical situation of pollution in the cities. South Asian cities topped the World in pollution measuring parameter Air Quality Index. According to the Air Quality Index, Lahore, Dhakka, Karachi, and New Delhi are the most polluted cities in the World. According to the data compiled by the environmental think tank German watch, Pakistan has experienced more than 152 extreme weather events since 1999, in which nearly 10,000 precious lives have been lost.
“Climate Change will deep the food insecurity issue reducing the crop production.”
The PTI government had taken the initiative for restoration of the climate by implementing the tree plantation project in KPK province. After becoming the Prime Minister, Imran Khan launched an even more ambitious 10 billion Tree Tsunami program on a national level. Due to program success, Riyadh invited the PM to share his views on the Middle East Green Initiative Summit in 2021. By updating the country’s climate action plan, called the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), the government aims to bring emissions down by 50% by 2030.
Currently, Germany and China are the largest greenhouse gasses emitters in the World, moving reluctantly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Developed countries are emitting a greater amount of greenhouse gasses than developing countries. The countries pledged in the COP 26 to reduce the gasses by 2030. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow highlighted the risk of climate change inflicting poor people across the globe. The conference’s main objective was to limit greenhouse gasses by 2030.
Pakistan has already devised its strategy to reduce pollution, encouraging the companies to adopt environmentally friendly technology. Cnergyico Pk Limited, the largest oil refinery, has taken measures to control its emissions. Cnergyico Vice President of Information, Azfar Saeed Baig, believes that climate change is one of the toughest challenges of our times. Everyone, including the large corporations, needs to play their role in fighting against climate change’s devastating impact.
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