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On Feb 11, FFA will host a #criticalminerals session at the 4th SEA CSO Convening on #JustEnergyTransition, to highlight the role of investigative journalism and evidence-based advocacy. More via: bit.ly/4koElzg

Microplastics are interfering with the ocean’s role in regulating Earth’s temperature 🌎🌊 A new study published in the ‘Journal of Hazardous Materials: Plastic’ confirms that. The EU is aims to significantly reduce microplastic releases: link.europa.eu/dNHMjD

99% of people breathe air that’s considered polluted. 😷 It damages health, lowers crop yields, deepens inequality and fuels climate change. Here are 10 things you should know about air pollution and what can be done about it: unep.org/news-and-stori…

🌍 The Global Atmosphere Watch Programme provides trusted science and information on air pollutants, greenhouse gases, and other atmospheric constituents that affect our health, climate, and ecosystems. #GAW #WMO #ScienceforAction

'When air is unfit to breathe, the Constitution is violated. Parliament has a duty to uphold Article 9A through oversight, institutions, and enforcement,' MNA Munaza Hasan, Chair of Parliament's Standing Committee on Climate Change, #ASICPakistan Mitigation Series. @CMShehbaz

Our planet is under strain like never before. Temperatures rising, biodiversity collapsing & nearly every person on Earth breathing unsafe air. But there is hope. With the tide turning in favor of renewables & the help of the next generation, transformation is within reach.

Article 9A guarantees Pakistanis the right to a clean, healthy & safe environment. At #ASICPakistan, the plenary on Clean Air & the Right to Life convened judges, regulators, MPs, scholars to discuss how do we turn this right into enforceable duties on the State? @UCDavisAQRC

Rule of Law meets Clean Air. Chaired by Prof. Elizabeth Kennedy, @LoyolaLawProf; the plenary on Clean Air & the Right to Life at #ASICPakistan Mitigation Series examined how Pakistan’s Constitution can drive real #climateaction. @UCDavisAQRC @MaryamNSharif

Anchored in Quadruple Helix Governance Model, ASIC Pakistan Mitigation Series 2025, in partnership with @UCDavisAQRC convened leaders from finance, policy, industry, law, academia & civil society—shifting from dialogue to negotiated, implementable roadmaps for clean air. 🌫️➡️🌱

Held in Islamabad (Dec 9–10), ASIC Pakistan Mitigation Series convened industry CEOs, govt. ministers, commercial banks, global scientists to accelerate Pakistan’s transition from pollution to prosperity. @UCDavisAQRC @ADB_HQ @StateBank_Pak @UNEP_FI

With 11 plenaries, 5 academic tracks & delegates from 11 countries, discussions spanned emissions science, renewable energy, industrial decarbonisation & green finance. ASIC Pakistan Mitigation Series is setting the foundation for measurable, finance-ready clean-air action.

At keynote plenary of ASIC Pakistan Mitigation Series 2025, H.E. Alexandra Berg von Linde, Ambassador of Sweden to Pakistan @SwedenAmbPK highlighted industrial transition as both an economic & environmental opportunity—positioning clean air as driver of competitiveness & growth.

During the ASIC Pakistan Mitigation Series, @PakistanADB Country Operations Head Nissanka Salgado outlined multilateral pathways linking clean air, climate finance, and inclusive development—signaling how air quality transition would unlock international capital.

The #ASICPakistan2025 series provided a unique platform to learn from global transition pathways—highlighted by Lei Zhang, Energy Head at @ADB_HQ who shared #China’s air quality transformation as proof that rapid industrial economies can reverse pollution trajectories.

Exclusive coverage by @dawn_com: #ASICPakistanMitigationSeries2025 shows Pakistan’s air-pollution crisis is solvable through evidence-based action—uniting finance, policy, industry, law, academia & civil society around negotiated clean-air solutions. dawn.com/news/1960963

For #Pakistan's air to be pollution free, “Key is measuring chemical composition of PM₂.₅ & make this data publicly available." Professor Anthony Wexler, Director of @UCDavisAQRC at the #ASICPakistanMitigationSeries2025. dawn.com/news/1960963 @PakEPAIslamabad @EPCCDpunjab

'#ASIC Pakistan Mitigation Series delivers Pakistan’s clean air & industrial-transition pathway—where science guides policy, finance drives scale, industry innovates, & governance protects every citizen,” Asim Jaffry, founder ASIC series & FFP country program lead.

Anchored in Quadruple Helix Governance Model, ASIC Pakistan Mitigation Series moved frm dialogue to negotiated, implementable solutions for #airpollution mitigation in Pakistan. nation.com.pk/14-Dec-2025/ex… via @The_Nation @UCDavisAQRC @CleanAirFund @FairFinanceAsia @FairFinanceInt

“Clean air is not a luxury—it is a fundamental right affecting our children & future generations. #ASICPakistan Mitigation Series challenges old assumptions & shapes Pakistan’s next air quality roadmap,” Dr. Abid Burki, Professor Emeritus & Chair, Technical Planning Committee.

Experts discuss air pollution mitigation in Pakistan nation.com.pk/14-Dec-2025/ex… via @the_nation #ASICPakistanMitigationSeries2025 @UCDavisAQRC