Environmental Degradation and Smog: Assessing the Governance Mechanism in Lahore
Keywords:
Environment, Smog, Climate Justice, Resilience, Governance, LahoreAbstract
The study analyzes driving factors and the governance mechanisms in Lahore, Pakistan, in relation to the ongoing environmental challenge of smog. Smog formation in the city is primarily driven by factors such as vehicular emissions, industrial activities, agricultural practices especially crop residue burning, and meteorological conditions. Despite the existence of laws and regulations designed to address smog, their enforcement remains inconsistent. The main objective of this research paper is to identify the key contributors of smog and analyzes the effectiveness of the current governance frameworks in mitigating this issue. The study incorporates resilience policies and climate justice principal to evaluate governance mechanism of Punjab Government in Lahore. The research paper finds that Vehicle emissions are root factor of smog in Lahore contributing 83.15%. The study indicates that the government has implemented comprehensive regulations to control smog by sectoral emission reduction strategy, which includes interventions in agriculture, transportation, industry, municipal administration, energy, education, and health.
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