News like this gives sudden death shock to a few people remaining on this planet who are genuinely concerned about their homeland, Earth. Our Earth’s been exploited and severely damaged by human beings in various ways, and the destruction caused by development tops the list. Climate change and global warming have become undeniable facts that need to be combated before it’s too late and the existence of the human race comes at stake.
Talking about the anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, it’s now a well-known fact that the world’s average temperature has been increased to 0.9oC due to unsustainable development actions. We may blame the most developed nations for creating this trouble but we can’t run away from the responsibility of playing our role for the sustainable and green environment. It has now become the sole responsibility of every person alive to fight and struggle against climate change and global warming. Pakistan being a developing country may escape the charge of causing high emission but it is held responsible for the initiatives and steps to-be-taken for world’s green future.
A coal based power project at Gwadar has been proposed by the government that will rely on imported coal adding the footprint of shipping in overall damage. Gwadar, an important port of Pakistan, is located in Balochistan, and is an important part of the CPEC plan. It does demand a huge amount of energy that would be provided by this coal based plant that is aimed to provide 300MW. The project costs the US $6 million that means we are investing this much amount for a dark future. For a versatile country with huge potential of renewable energy, an option to go for a coal based plant is nothing but a joke. Sadly it is more than a joke as the content of the joke (coal) will be imported from different countries. I, realizing my responsibility, strongly condemn this proposal and request Pakistani government to opt for a renewable energy plant.ronment
Author, Hiba Ahmed is living in Pakistan. Hiba Ahmed is part of our authors community since and has published 1 post.
