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Polisi & Kewangan
What China’s green ‘overcapacity’ could mean for the Global South
While the US and EU impose tariffs in response, some developing economies see opportunities to benefit from China’s green manufacturing strengths.
Polisi & Kewangan
Climate talks avoid collapse with last-hour US$300 billion deal seen as dissatisfactory by developing states
COP29 talks – running into overtime – concluded over the weekend with a signed deal to triple the amount of money to help poorer nations climate-proof their economies, but the promised funding falls short of the trillions of dollars developing countries say they need. A deal on Article 6 was also sealed.
Polisi & Kewangan
Climate blended finance deals hit a record high of US$18.3 billion in 2023: report
The blended finance market is "maturing", with rising transaction volumes being driven by private sector investors, development finance institutions and multilateral development banks. But adaptation funding still lags mitigation, finds a new study.
Polisi & Kewangan
The Philippines will push to make loss and damage fund ‘meaningful’: climate finance rep
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Mark Joven, who steered negotiations for the Philippines to host the loss and damage fund board, speaks to Eco-Business about the nation’s role in helping to rachet up pledges for the climate-vulnerable, as COP29 nears.
All Afrika News
22 October 2024
Karbon & Cuaca
‘You can’t grow forever on a finite planet’
10 October 2024
Bandar-bandar
Where are the world's stateless people?
28 September 2024
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8 July 2024
22 May 2024
14 May 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
'Everyone around you loses': How domestic abuse hurts economies
13 May 2024
24 April 2024
Karbon & Cuaca
Perfect storm: How climate change amplifies El Niño fallout
4 April 2024
Makanan & Pertanian
In an Australian tomato farm, drones take the place of bees
22 March 2024
14 March 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
Loggers have ‘grabbed’ around 1m hectares of Indigenous land in DRC
13 March 2024
8 March 2024
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Temasek-backed agritech firm eFishery suspends co-founders over alleged embezzlement
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Record-breaking Philippines typhoon season was ‘supercharged’ by climate change
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The struggle against plastic choking the Mekong
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
‘Climate villains’ that made headlines in 2024
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‘Creeping coup’: In Pakistan, lack of internet access is costing livelihoods
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
‘Phantom’ rice projects expose voluntary carbon market failings
Amid accusations of fraud, lax auditors and problematic offset certifiers, is the carbon credit market still credible?
