Abstract

The natural earth environment has been facing various alterations due to anthropogenic activities even long before the industrial revolution. Economic development can no longer be achieved at the cost of the environment. Sustainable development takes and maintains appropriate environmental standards. This study sketches a thorough analysis of the current situations and likely impacts on the environment from the various infrastructural development projects under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (hereinafter CPEC). Most of the potential outcomes of this project are already known. However, there is a limited academic discussion available concerning its environmental hazards coupled with the relevant laws and policies. The study adopts qualitative means of research to carefully investigate into the environmental challenges and current practices following by pertinent observations and recommendations to improve, implement and formulate bilateral or multilateral, environmental standards in the region. This study aims to explore why it is inevitable to revise the CPEC-related projects, such as shifting from coal-based energy projects to renewables and building climate-resilient infrastructure in order to avoid various environmental harms. The study concludes by suggesting that along with economic integration, it is also essential to promote legal cooperation between China and Pakistan concerning environmental laws as an integral part of the national geopolitical policies to make CPEC a long-lasting as well as a more safe, secure and sustainable project.

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中文翻译：

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对中巴经济恋爱中的气候的热爱：环境法的视角

摘要

由于人类活动，甚至在工业革命之前很久，自然地球环境就面临着各种变化。经济发展不再以牺牲环境为代价。可持续发展采用并维持适当的环境标准。这项研究对中巴经济走廊（以下简称CPEC）下的各种基础设施发展项目的现状以及对环境的可能影响进行了全面的分析。该项目的大多数潜在结果都是已知的。但是，有关其环境危害以及相关法律和政策的学术讨论有限。该研究采用定性研究方法，随后根据相关观察和建议，认真研究环境挑战和当前做法，以改善，实施和制定该地区的双边或多边环境标准。这项研究旨在探讨为什么修改与CPEC相关的项目是不可避免的，例如从煤基能源项目转向可再生能源，以及建设具有气候适应性的基础设施以避免各种环境危害。该研究结论表明，除了经济一体化外，还必须促进中巴在环境法方面的法律合作，这是国家地缘政治政策不可分割的一部分，以使中巴经济走廊既持久又更加安全。和可持续的项目。

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