During the UN Climate Change Conference 2018, COP24, currently underway in Katowice, Poland, PM Imran Khan’s Advisor on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said “we are running out of time” in the global bid to forestall climate change. ‘Urban climate innovation labs’ are thoroughly discussed as cities that are acting on climate change challenges and reinforcing their commitment for the same. There are three characteristics that bind them: commitment to achieving long-term climate change goals, targeting of urban systems for large-scale change and initiating of experiments to see what works. The book also uses Star Wars to drive home its idea of a ‘rebel alliance’ that would transform the world’s modern cities. A major challenge is streamlining the consumption of energy, which is embedded in lifestyles of modern cities.

Source: Pakistan Today December 12, 2018 12:11 UTC