Pakistan passes climate change act, reviving hopes - and scepticism
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan´s parliament has passed a climate change bill that officials promise `will fast-track measures needed to implement actions on the ground` in a country that has so far lagged on climate action. The new law establishes a policy-making Climate Change Council, along with a Climate Change Authority to prepare and supervise the implementation of projects to help Pakistan adapt to climate impacts and hold the line on climate-changing emissions. The legislation has received cautious backing from climate change experts, who say they welcome its potential but question whether the government should instead be offering more direct support to provinces to implement environmental...