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Environment is everything surrounding human beings. Biotic and abiotic contributors of environment affect natural, build, and social aspects of human beings. For healthy livelihood, human beings are dependent on environment. The increase in population, urbanization, and industrialization is having severe effect on world environment. Climate change further aggravates the situation. Despite several laws drafted for the awareness and reduction of environmental degradation, no profound results have been obtained. Environmental issues induce several negative externalities and contribute to market failure, thus affecting economic growth; this becomes a serious problem in developing and underdeveloped countries where there are no strong rules for reducing these negative externalities. Pakistan is ranked fifth among the most affected countries in terms of climate change despite the contribution of less than 01% in emissions. The air quality index of Pakistan is getting poor with every passing day; Lahore and Faisalabad were ranked as most polluted cities all over the world in terms of air quality index. The government of Pakistan has taken some time to realize environmental degradation and has initiated projects like billion tree tsunami and air quality laws to address climate change and environmental degradation.

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Butt, F.M., Nisar, U.B., Ahmed, T. (2022). Environmental Degradation and Micro-pollutants in Light of Environmental Laws. In: Ahmed, T., Hashmi, M.Z. (eds) Hazardous Environmental Micro-pollutants, Health Impacts and Allied Treatment Technologies. Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96523-5_4

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