Pakistan, May 9 -- Pakistan contributes less than one per cent to global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet it ranks among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, with some of the harshest climate extremes experienced in the past decade. This contradiction lies at the heart of the global climate injustice.

The 2022 floods were a grim marker of this imbalance. They displaced over 33 million people, killed more than 1,700, and caused economic damage exceeding $30 billion. From lethal heatwaves to accelerated glacial melt, Pakistan is bearing the brunt of a crisis it did not create. However, recent global research reveals that the world's richest 10 per cent are responsible for more than two-thirds of the planet's global warming sinc...