Year: 2021

Energy Security

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Pakistan is energy insecure. Our national security and our energy security are linked – deeply linked. To be certain, energy security continues to be the most neglected dimension of our national security. For the record, the energy sector will make or break Pakistan’s economy. For the record, the energy sector’s management, particularly the sector’s exploding circular debt, will make or break Pakistan’s energy sector. For Pakistan, energy security means three things: adequate supply of energy; reliable supply of energy and a reasonable price. The four As of energy security are:…

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Climate change impacting health of women agriculture workers, says study

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It was the key finding of a study, titled ‘Impact of Rising Temperature on the Health of Women Farm Workers’, recently conducted by the Sindh Community Foundation, a rights-based organisation. The study discusses initial evidence of the impact of climate change on human health, specifically women cotton pickers. According to the study, deforestation is one of the leading factors causing the temperature rising in Sindh. Fifteen years ago, Sindh had 2.2 million acres of land, of which 600,000 acres were under forests providing a better source of living to local…

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Fire Injures Four At Exxon Refinery

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A fire broke out early today at the Baytown refinery operated by Exxon, injuring four people. Law enforcement has called the fire a major industrial incident, the Wall Street Journal reported. No fatalities were reported at the 561,000-bpd complex. “ExxonMobil’s emergency response teams continue to work to extinguish the fire that occurred in a hydrodesulfurization unit at our Baytown Refinery this morning around 1 a.m. Central Time,” the supermajor said in a statement emailed to the WSJ. “We are saddened to inform that four people were injured and are receiving medical treatment.…

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U.S. Looks To Ease Tensions With Russia

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The United States and Russia will likely hold bilateral talks to discuss Moscow’s security proposals next month as the Kremlin ramped up is rhetoric by again warning it was prepared to take military measures if the West launched “unfriendly” actions with regard to Ukraine. “We will decide on a date together with Russia, and we believe that that will take place in January,” Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried said in a call with media on December 21. Donfried said that NATO will be holding a…

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A renewable energy transition is on the horizon

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Around the world, momentum is growing behind the renewable energy movement. Nations are searching for solutions to power a cleaner, greener future, and bold plans are being set out to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The race is on to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050, and thus avert the crisis of global warming by limiting the world’s temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as set out at the Paris Agreement. Yet while countries around the globe look to put a stop to rampant CO2 emissions, energy…

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