Alliance For Climate Justice & Clean Energy

A civil society network endeavoring for a just transition in Pakistan’s energy sector by diverting policies away from dirty fossil-fuel energy.

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1/ Thari communities organized a protest on 5th of June to demand restoration of their lands and water supplies, as well as ensuring the rights of communities are protected. Their demands include:

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This IMF program creates a vicious cycle:
→ higher debt → less social and climate spending → greater disaster costs → need for more debt.

@LokSujag @ALCollective_ @ClimateChangePK @IMFNews @WorldBankSAsia @Financegovpk

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@IMFNews -mandated austerity requires that the government increase revenue through
tax hikes, subsidy removals, and levies that reduce spending on development
This creates a crowding out effect that takes money away from initiatives necessary for growth and towards debt repayment

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The data shows a disconnect between the IMF's model compared to on-the-ground assessments, creating a dangerous planning deficit

Even the IMF’s understated numbers imply 85–110 % debt-to-GDP, yet the Fund offers no financing plan except to raise taxes and borrow more.

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This will weaken Pakistan’s competitiveness, increase pollution, and harm industrial growth.

@ALCollective_ @GovtofPakistan @PakPMO @IMFNews @ClimateChangePK @UNFCCC

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Penalising Efficiency, Raising Costs: How IMF-backed conditions hurt industry in Pakistan

The IMF took away gas subsidies and imposed a “grid-transition levy”
The aim of this tax → to force factories to buy electricity from the grid.

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The combined impact of Solar taxes, Gas levies, and Tariff hikes has shrunk energy choices for the industry and is forcing firms to either move to cheaper and dirtier fuels, or to move out of Pakistan altogether.

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Pakistan’s debt-first austerity framework means no fiscal room in disaster years. This delays reconstruction & protective works. Every flood erodes infrastructure & livelihoods, but IMF policy demands more repayment & less rebuilding, leaving the country weaker each time

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The IMF’s climate fund isn't designed to protect people; it's designed to balance books.This can be seen most clearly in how IMF is reacting to Pakistan’s recent floods.

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The IMF is undercounting Pakistan’s climate needs. It estimates adaptation at $18.7b over 5 years. Pakistan’s Climate Ministry & World Bank say it's $152b by 2030—6x higher. Even by its own numbers, the IMF admits climate action would push Pakistan's debt to unsustainable levels