How Pakistan emerged as a climate champion
A country not known for leadership at home provides some abroad
Pakistan is not often praised for its leadership. Yet its climate change minister, Sherry Rehman, was one of the star turns at the un climate talks held in Sharm el-Sheikh last week. At the helm of the “g77+China” negotiating group of developing countries, Ms Rehman won plaudits for shepherding a new deal to channel money from rich countries to poor ones that have suffered climate-related disasters. It was the annual climate jamboree’s single main achievement.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Pakistan to the rescue”
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