Wow this was much needed conversation around the issue which has become so much trivial in day to day attitude of Pakistani people and State likewise. Its a loss at such an unimaginable level and we are not even aware. Experts like Abid and platform like Pakistanomy are doing wonderful work. Keep it up guys❤
In villages...Stoves in home are also a factor. This is the story of a large population who uses traditional fire to cook. I am living in village in chiniot.pak
Ban on public spaces is not to reduce smog, but to limit the exposure. Pls dont link it with smog reduction. Also, this is according to the approved Advisory system. China, first stopped then cured. During the smog season, no option left except lock downs and bans....
How do you claim that Pakistan is only 5 years behind India in terms of environmental policy? India has - invested and continues to invest in mass public transport - invested and continued to invest in electric buses - major push towards clean energy - push for afforestation - push to monitor and reduce effluents from industry - significantly reduced use of single use plastic - major investments in logistics which reduces logistics cost and associated pollution - replaced regular bulbs with LED bulbs - improved fuel quality - monitors fuel emissions from vehicles - incentivizing farmers in Punjab and Haryana to move away from crop burning - has modern refineries - is updating building codes in cities to be far more environmentally friendly The policies listed above have taken more than 10 years to implement and they have not even started in Pakistan. The causes you mention for pollution of Lahore cannot explain why the AQI level in Lahore in November 2024 is twice that of November 2023.
If transportation is the biggest emitter in Lahore, then why is the AQI 15 times that of Dallas where number of passenger miles driven is 1/20 of Dallas?
People hates maruti cars bcoz of safety reasons in india but 7 out of 10 maruti budget cars run on cng which is better fuel... and if this study is right that transportation cause more aur pollutions than other factors then we should celebrate maruti Suzuki cars... Bcoz we can't afford electric cars for atleast a decade.
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh are already below replacement rate so only “Population control of Pakistan” is the problem not “South Asia” .
Uzair, you are conveniently overlooking the victory of Trump in spite of a lot of logic by you in favour of Democratic party. I visit the US for a few months and seen how the life in the US has degraded under Biden and democratic governors specially in California and despair with which normal citizens about the lawlessness, reduction in power and numbers of police.
Wow this was much needed conversation around the issue which has become so much trivial in day to day attitude of Pakistani people and State likewise. Its a loss at such an unimaginable level and we are not even aware. Experts like Abid and platform like Pakistanomy are doing wonderful work. Keep it up guys❤
We need to raise more awareness and educate people around us! #LahoreSmog
In villages...Stoves in home are also a factor. This is the story of a large population who uses traditional fire to cook. I am living in village in chiniot.pak
But not so common in cities like Lahore
Luckily I am in Goa and air is as fresh as it can be but 1800 AQI is not bad but virtually living in a room full of smoke
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India is slowly replacing Bharat Stage 4 (equivalent to Euro 4) with BS 6 (Euro 6) fuel... what fuel emissions standards Pakistan follow??
Euro 4 is the current standard.
Great job sir ❤❤
Abid is a Champ
Ban on public spaces is not to reduce smog, but to limit the exposure. Pls dont link it with smog reduction.
Also, this is according to the approved Advisory system.
China, first stopped then cured. During the smog season, no option left except lock downs and bans....
Lahore: Choke me Delhi :)
How do you claim that Pakistan is only 5 years behind India in terms of environmental policy?
India has
- invested and continues to invest in mass public transport
- invested and continued to invest in electric buses
- major push towards clean energy
- push for afforestation
- push to monitor and reduce effluents from industry
- significantly reduced use of single use plastic
- major investments in logistics which reduces logistics cost and associated pollution
- replaced regular bulbs with LED bulbs
- improved fuel quality
- monitors fuel emissions from vehicles
- incentivizing farmers in Punjab and Haryana to move away from crop burning
- has modern refineries
- is updating building codes in cities to be far more environmentally friendly
The policies listed above have taken more than 10 years to implement and they have not even started in Pakistan.
The causes you mention for pollution of Lahore cannot explain why the AQI level in Lahore in November 2024 is twice that of November 2023.
If transportation is the biggest emitter in Lahore, then why is the AQI 15 times that of Dallas where number of passenger miles driven is 1/20 of Dallas?
Fuel quality and car emission standards. We discussed this in the conversation as well.
Lahore AQI is 5-6 times as bad as New Delhi.
Information podcast. Thank you Uzair.
This episode should have been in Urdu, not English. You'd reach way more people with Urdu, so please look into it.
People hates maruti cars bcoz of safety reasons in india but 7 out of 10 maruti budget cars run on cng which is better fuel... and if this study is right that transportation cause more aur pollutions than other factors then we should celebrate maruti Suzuki cars... Bcoz we can't afford electric cars for atleast a decade.
Population control of South Asia
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh are already below replacement rate so only “Population control of Pakistan” is the problem not “South Asia” .
More like pop control of Muslims. You guys are bursting.
Uzair, you are conveniently overlooking the victory of Trump in spite of a lot of logic by you in favour of Democratic party. I visit the US for a few months and seen how the life in the US has degraded under Biden and democratic governors specially in California and despair with which normal citizens about the lawlessness, reduction in power and numbers of police.
Irani fuel is below standard