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Policy & Finance

Taiwan to ease carbon fees for heavy industry over competitiveness fears

The government proposed allowing steel, cement and other export-exposed sectors to cut chargeable emissions by up to 80 per cent as carbon pricing begins in 2026. Experts warned this could undermine decarbonisation investments.
Mirabella Pulido, ClientEarth

Corporate Responsibility

ClientEarth hires first Asia fundraiser

Mirabella Pulido joins the environmental law charity from energy think tank Carbon Tracker, and will be based in London.
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Cities

AI, bans and facial scans: Digital frontiers in 2026

Gen Z protests, internet shutdowns, surveillance and AI: looking into the digital landscape of 2026.
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Manufacturing

Passport for fashion aims to end industry greenwashing

Passport for textiles could verify green claims as global fashion seeks to reduce its environmental footprint.

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19 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

How climate change threatens reproductive health in Asia

18 December 2025

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Cities

South Korea bets on community solar to drive rural energy transition, cut emissions

17 December 2025

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Waste

South Korea to include plastic toys in recycling responsibility scheme from 2026

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Policy & Finance

Arthur Joseph Kurup appointed as Malaysia’s new environment minister

16 December 2025

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Cities

A year of Gen Z protests: Can they bring real change in 2026?

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Carbon & Climate

Singapore dominates Southeast Asia’s green startup landscape, report finds

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Transport

Global shipping’s top lenders are getting increasingly aligned to IMO’s net zero target: study

15 December 2025

Loy Yang B coal-fired power station, a 1,200-megawatt plant that supplies 20 per cent of power to the state of Victoria. Sembcorp says the plant's "flexible and low-cost baseload electricity will be required to support the integration of renewables into the grid."

Energy

Singapore’s Sembcorp eyes $4.3bn acquisition of Australia’s Alinta Energy

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Energy

Taiwan delays ocean thermal power project over deep-sea environmental concerns

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Energy

What next for the global governance of critical minerals?

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Policy & Finance

Climate change in court: cases to watch in 2026

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Policy & Finance

After a year of big cuts, where does US aid stand going into 2026?

12 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

South Korea to ban labels on bottled water from 2026 in push to cut plastic waste

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Energy

Renewable energy boomed in 2025, but so did fossil fuels

11 December 2025

A SDGs locker located in Yokohama Kannai Station

Waste

Japan’s Yokohama widens rollout of food waste vending machines as Tokyo pushes to curb emissions

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Policy & Finance

Philippines gets $500 million in blue economy investment from ADB

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