Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced Pakistan’s first EPA-certified Punjab Liquid Tree project after a successful trial of the bio-artificial tree technology.
The chief minister said it was the first technology to receive certification from the Punjab Environment Protection Agency since 1987. The system uses algae in water to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
Maryam Nawaz said researchers collected more than 100 microalgae species from Karachi to Khyber. Their carbon sequestration capacity was tested over a 7-month period.
The most effective algae species was identified in Sukkur, Sindh. It was later cultivated in collaboration with the Government College University, Faisalabad.
The Liquid Tree includes an AI-based calculator that shows real-time data on carbon dioxide absorption and oxygen release.
Maryam Nawaz praised the Environmental Protection Agency, researchers, bioscientists and the wider project team for developing the bio-artificial tree.
She also decided to expand the project after the successful test. In the first phase, Liquid Trees will be installed in major shopping malls, both indoors and outdoors.
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The chief minister said the technology could help reduce pollution, carbon emissions and smog in urban areas. She added that installations in commercial buildings, plazas and business districts would improve environmental quality in a way similar to natural trees.
