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Pakistan picked for Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
Pakistan has become a member of Forest Carbon Partnership Facility along with other members like US and Tanzania. During the 10th annual meeting of the Participants Committee in Luang Prabang,…
Carbon footprint and its approximation in farm sector
The carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) released into the atmosphere, produced as a result of direct and indirect human. It…
French agency assures support to a low-carbon Pakistan
STAFF REPORT ISB: Pascal Pacaut, Director for the Asia Region at the French Agency for Development (AFD), during his recent visit to Pakistan, called on Minister for Climate Change…
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Carbon diamond in rough
This is the process of capturing waste carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources, such as fossil fuel power plants, transferring it to a storage site, and…
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Carbon footprint and its approximation in agriculture sector
The carbon footprint is a measurement of the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) released into the atmosphere, produced as a result of direct and indirect human. It…
Carbon sequestration: A strategy to mitigate climate change
Anthropogenic activities, especially burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas have caused significant increase of CO2 in the atmosphere from about 280 to 380…
Agricultural pollution: Is nitrogen taking place of Carbon?
Nitrogen is a major constituent about 78% of the composite of all atmospheric gases. This inert nitrogen is biologically unavailable to most of the organisms. Therefore, application…
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Black Carbon causing pre-mature deaths
IN PAKISTAN, the atmosphere is being polluted by different sectors industry, power plants, automobiles, fertilizers, and petroleum refineries. These sectors contributing highest amount of pollutant smoke in…
Carbon Sequestration: A Strategy to Mitigate Climate Change
ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES, especially burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas have caused significant increase of CO2 in the atmosphere from about 280 to 380…
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Carbon emission resilient policies mandatory for environmental conservation
STAFF REPORT ISB:A session on climate change titled as United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Kyoto Protocol and Beyond was jointly organized by COMSATS Institute of Information…
Carbon-free world must for making earth liveable
STAFF REPORT ISB: The global warming, which continues to unleash devastating impacts in different parts of the world including Pakistan, has emerged as a biggest challenge of…
Climate change mitigation through soil carbon management
THE VALUE of ecosystem services associated with conservation agriculture must be more clearly understood and quantified. A policy framework is needed to address the economic, social and technical issues…
Carbon monitoring, sequestration a way forward to carbon credit
The process of capturing and long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide is known as carbon sequestration. It is helpful in mitigating global warming. Sequestration of atmospheric CO2 can be…
Carbon dioxide: Main culprit of global warming after Methane
By Naseem SheikhIS CO2 main culprit of global warming or not? Recently this is very debatable topic, one group says CO2 is a normal gas like hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen…
Apricus, Boutiue Carbon to introduce solar thermal
STAFF REPORT IBD: Apricus Solar Co. Ltd., an manufacturer and supplier of solar hot water solutions to the global market, has signed a MoU with Boutique Carbon (Pvt.) Limited of…