Toxic air kills.

At least 128000 deaths are reported in Pakistan every year as a result of air pollution and related sicknesses, a non-government body working to mitigate the impact of climate change, on the eve of World Clean Air Day. There is a need to change the business model in Pakistan and elsewhere to ensure that business operations exercise responsibility, especially in the financial sector to ensure net zero carbon footprints protect human life and the planet's ecology.

The World Air Day Quality Index 2021 ranked Pakistan as the third most polluted country in the world, and its major cities, particularly Lahore, are regularly listed among the most toxic cities in the world. As one of the countries on the frontline of the climate crisis, Pakistan faces grave...