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Climate change is reshaping Bhutan’s rural economy, prompting migrations that should be better planned for, write a trio of regional experts.
Policy & Finance
With Indonesia and the US wavering on climate goals, early coal plant retirements in doubt
Indonesia’s climate envoy has cast doubt on the country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement, calling coal plant closures 'economic suicide,' threatening the US$20 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).
Policy & Finance
Does climate change increase violence towards women?
Extreme heat, storms and food insecurity fuel violence against women as climate change ramps up risk factors.
Policy & Finance
Oxfam Asia doubles down on questioning multilateral banks’ pursuit of private climate finance
Sunil Acharya, Oxfam’s policy and campaigns coordinator for Asia, tells Eco-Business why he thinks the greater use of guarantees to mobilise financing in the private sector is problematic, especially as MDB lending is still at market rates. Globally, the charity is pushing to “decolonise the aid sector” which it says is broken.
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