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February 12, 2024

LPG cylinders: track and trace system

ISLAMABAD: Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder safety situation is not very good in Pakistan. Every year, there are many cylinder explosions, leading to deaths and injuries. […]
January 24, 2024

Pollution risks by petrol pumps

ISLAMABAD: We pass through a smog season every winter which impairs social and economic life in our major cities, especially in Punjab. Schools are closed and […]
December 25, 2023

COP28: climate finance needs

ISLAMABAD: COP28 climate talks have ended with so much discussion and debate and have some useful conclusions. But it all requires finance. Things do not work […]
December 19, 2023

‘Transitioning away’ from fossil fuels

COP28 has ended with a compromise solution. There was one side, led by the developed countries, and climate activists which emphasized fast-tracked and definite end to […]
December 14, 2023

COP28: emerging role of nuclear power

Nuclear power is a zero carbon source of energy, meaning that during its operations, no carbon is produced or released. In order to achieve climate goal […]
December 11, 2023

Biogas from fodder (Napier) grass

ISLAMABAD: We are passing through difficult times in terms of energy supply and prices. Energy supply is decreasing and international energy prices are increasing. It has […]
November 26, 2023

Reducing smog through bio-diesel

Smog has been causing major problems in country’s social and economic life. There is no need to describe the extent of losses and suffering that are […]
November 20, 2023

Towards environmentally cleaner alternative fuels

ISLAMABAD: Petrol, diesel, gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are widely known and used fuels. But there are other alternative fuels as well which can be […]
November 19, 2023

The CNG option

Recently, a controversy arose when some oil-gas producing company sold its to-be-flared gas to some CNG dealers. Pre-flared gases come out of the oil wells and […]