Despite contributing amounting to only 0.9% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Pakistan remains high amongst the list of countries that are most vulnerable to climate change. In this episode, Tim Dobermann, and Dr. Faraz Hayat and Dr. Sugandha Srivastav discuss climate change in Pakistan, focusing on COP28 negotiations, and examining the progress towards reducing emissions globally. Centring the growing financing needs mitigation and adaptation efforts towards combatting climate change, they explore the various climate financing options available to Pakistan to navigate the climate crisis.
Tim Dobermann is Director of Research, IGC. He previously worked as an Economist at the International Growth Centre covering their work in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan & Jordan. His research focuses on poverty and adaptation to climate change, the effects of electrification on development and energy sectors in developing countries and how they can be made effective.
Dr. Faraz Hayat is a post-doctoral researcher based in Pakistan with affiliation with London School of Economics (LSE) and the University of Chicago. His research work focuses on energy and fossil fuel consumption in developing countries.
Dr. Sugandha Srivastav is a lecturer at the University of Oxford and a researcher at the climate compatible growth programme partially run at the University of Oxford. Her primary research explores the drivers of clean technology innovation.