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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · 5d

#Pakistan's tertiary healthcare budget has doubled in just a decade, driven largely by #pollution-related illnesses. Its time to clean the #air. @cmshahbaz.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · 24d

Honor the constitutional right to clean air in Pakistan.

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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · 27d

68,100 children do not live to see their 5th birthday in #Pakistan. Honor the constitutional right to clean air in Pakistan.

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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · 29d

#Pakistan's major cities are surrounded by #pollutedair. Policy must now be action-oriented.
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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · 29d

#Cleanair is a constitutional right under #Article9A of Pakistan's Constitution.

We call for:
- Enforcement of the constitutional right to clean air
- Immediate public disclosure of air quality data in the public domain.

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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · Sep 12

Polluted air locks entire generations into cycles of poverty and inequality.
Sign the petition:https://www.change.org/CleanAirforPakistan

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · Sep 9

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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · Sep 9

One year, zero clean air days for #Pakistan.

#CleanAir is a constitutional right under Article 9A — it’s time for Parliament to act.

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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · Sep 9

In past one year, 100 million people across 22 #Pakistani cities didn’t breathe clean air for even a single day.

#CleanAir is a constitutional right under Article 9A — it’s time for Parliament to act.

Sign FFP's new petition: chng.it/YcWJN9FgjV
#LegislateNow
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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 5

@dawn.com.web.brid.gy publishes exclusive op-ed by FFP on sidelines of @adb.org annual meetings, calling ADB on mitigating #airpollution from its energy projects in Pakistan, integrate #SLCPs in disclosures & mandate TRI reporting.
tinyurl.com/op-edbyFFP
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From pollution to solutions: Why the ADB must rethink its energy investments portfolio in Pakistan

The ADB claims its safeguards mitigate environmental harms, but there is a significant gap between policy and practice.

www.dawn.com

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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

Global examples show #supercritical tech has no solutions to control #airpollution. @adb.org's role central to respect #humanrights with early retirement of #fossilfuel power plant in Jamshoro, FFP recommends at #ADBAnnualMeetins2025. @cmshahbaz.bsky.social @bbhuttozardari.bsky.social

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

In past few years Pakistan has imported 18,000+ MW of solar energy from China. Consumers have produced over 4000MW of electricity through net meters. FFP's coalition member Indus Consortium offers community perspective on #justtenergy transitions at @adb.org annualmeetings2025.

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

@adb.org's CSOs forum offered grassroots perspectives on #criticalminerals mining from #Mongolia, #Indonesia. People in mining communities carry the burden of displacement, dislocation, with their lives and livelihoods at risk. #Mining is not a smart climate action.
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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

Gas has been responsible for 50% of global #GHG emissions. #ADB needs to close gaps in its #energy policy review & not repeat mistakes from the past. Merete Looft from @Urgewald at #ADB CSOs session on #justtransitions.

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

Isabel Patricia from @CEEDPhilippines urged #ADB to restrict gas financing in Philippines.

"The country needs to be 100% reliant on #renewable energy to align with the 1.5 degree goal by 2040.'
#ADBannualmeetings2025

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

Did you know for every MWh of electricity, Supercritical Pulverized Coal technology in power plants emits
upto 900 kg CO₂ furthering heat stress, reducing crops yield & harms human health.

@adb.org's use of SCPC in Jamshoro plant mustn't undermine people’s right to #cleanair.

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

@adb.org's use of Supercritical Pulverized Coal (SCPC) technology in Jamshoro power plant undermines #humanrights:
👉 Increases heat stress (from high temp steam)
👉 Stresses local water resources for cooling
👉Emits large quantities of CO2, SO2, NOx & coal ash
#cleanairnow
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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

A clean, healthy environment is a fundamental #humanright Fair Finance Pakistan urges @adb.org to align its economic agenda with planetary boundaries where no human life is a collateral & where development does not come at the cost of polluted air.
@cmshahbaz.bsky.social
#ADBannualmeetings2025

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

@adb.org investments carry significant influence, yet key regulations are often excluded from the #EIAs of funded projects. #Coal is often misleadingly labeled clean, Fair Finance Pakistan at #ADBannualmeeting2025
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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

There is urgency for @adb.org to develop & update pollutant databases & emission factors for use in facility air permits, mandate TRI reporting, to mitigate #airpollution footprint from investment portfolio, FFP recommends at CSOs forum at #ADBannualmeetings2025.
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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

Carcinogens and particulates from #fossilfuel dependent @adb.org -funded projects in #Pakistan contribute to #airpollution, high disease burden, Fair Finance Pakistan highlights at the panel on #justtransition at ongoing #ADBannualmeetings.

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

Toxic plumes from @adb.org funded energy plants are contaminating Pakistan’s #air. Hospitals in cities within 50kms of #Jamshoro where ADB has funded its new fossil fuel energy plant see high rates of asthma, cardiovascular disease & pre-mature deaths.
#ADBannualmeetings2025

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

ADB can integrate short-lived climate pollutants #SLCPs in its disclosures, without which it risks losing effectiveness & allow harmful investments to appear compliant, Fair Finance PK highlights at @adb.org session held today during #ADBannualmeeting in #Milan.
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fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

Use of supercritical technology in @adb.org funded power plant in #Pakistan likely to continue emitting dangerous levels of PM2.5, SO₂ & NOx. Efficiency tweaks cannot sanitize what is fundamentally a health & environmental crisis. It doe snot protect #humanrights.
@cmshahbaz.bsky.social

fairfinancepak.bsky.social @fairfinancepak.bsky.social · May 4

True transparency possible with science based approaches.
@adb.org should align its #energy investments with int'l regulatory standards & mandate Toxics Release Inventory to ensure #air emissions are reported to inform pollution control policies. Fair Finance Pakistan @ #ADBannualmeetings2025