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Policy & Finance

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.
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Policy & Finance

Q&A: Can ‘carbon border adjustment mechanisms’ help tackle climate change?

The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) has been touted as a key policy for cutting emissions from heavy industries, such as steel and cement production.
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Policy & Finance

NGOs call for higher taxes on mining firms so Philippines can benefit from transition minerals boom

Proposed taxes in the Philippines' new mining reform bill should follow rates imposed by top mining countries Chile and Peru to allow the archipelago to extract full value from its critical minerals, nonprofit Bantay Kita says.
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Policy & Finance

Use it or lose it: Biden races to spend climate cash

A second Trump presidency could undermine Biden's ambitious climate agenda.

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20 September 2024

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Policy & Finance

Q&A: What the Draghi report says about EU climate action and energy

12 September 2024

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Policy & Finance

Trump-Harris debate: Where do they stand on the energy transition?

2 September 2024

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Transport

Q&A: The global ‘trade war’ over China’s booming EV industry

30 August 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Carbon tax 'less costly', more effective than emissions trading for the Philippines: WWF exec

19 August 2024

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Policy & Finance

Who should pay for the new climate finance goal? The world’s super-rich, says a new study

9 May 2024

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Policy & Finance

Environmentalists urge Philippines to back proposed US$700 billion tax on fossil fuel giants to support loss and damage fund

3 May 2024

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Manufacturing

Carbon pricing is seen as a 'way out' for the Malaysian steel industry to cut emissions

27 February 2024

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Manufacturing

EU carbon border levy could hurt Asian developing countries, yet do little to cut emissions: ADB

17 February 2024

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Policy & Finance

‘No apology for pursuing growth’: Singapore’s 2024 budget doubles down on pro-growth policies, expands social support

8 December 2023

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Transport

Life after subsidies for China’s EVs

13 November 2023

US Climate Envoy John Kerry

Policy & Finance

US climate envoy pushes to weaken developed countries’ legal obligation to contribute to loss and damage fund

16 October 2023

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Cities

In Bali, 'sea-sun-sand' tourists threaten ancient rainforest

13 October 2023

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Policy & Finance

Inaugural Africa Climate Summit dominated by debt and finance

5 October 2023

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Food & Agriculture

In-depth Q&A: What food waste means for climate change

28 September 2023

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Policy & Finance

‘Reckless’: Global responses to UK prime minister’s climate backslide

4 September 2023

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Policy & Finance

Bhutan seeks to balance economy and environment with tourist tax

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