ISLAMABAD — Members of a parliamentary committee were shocked to learn on Monday that 128,000 people die due to climate change in Pakistan. The committee, chaired by PPP Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, took up climate change after the emergence of smog in Lahore. Climate Change Additional Secretary Joudat Ayaz told the committee that 128,000 deaths occur annually that are directly or indirectly due to climate change. ADVERTISEMENTAlmost 9 percent of the GDP is affected by climate change, related to low yields and health expenditure, the senators were told. Mr Ayaz said the last refining sector policy came in 1997, and no upgraded framework has emerged since.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 01, 2020 05:26 UTC