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Policy & Finance

Trade wars destroy the planet

Given that China is the world’s largest emitter and has a high carbon intensity, some assume that its trade war with the United States, which has shifted production to third countries, would have environmental benefits. In fact, the conflict has increased carbon dioxide emissions in developing and advanced economies alike.
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Policy & Finance

This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels

COP30 delivered gains on climate finance and forests but stalled on fossil fuel phaseout – exposing both the limits of consensus talks and the growing role of action outside negotiations.
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Transport

The need for gender-inclusive public transport policies

Women make up more than half of public transport users in Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur, but urban transport systems must be designed to ensure their time, safety and well-being are accounted for.
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Manufacturing

The critical minerals race is putting the planet at risk

Robust legal frameworks, backed by effective enforcement, can create the conditions for stable and rights-respecting mining. That means safeguarding Indigenous rights, protecting water resources and ensuring independent, participatory, and transparent impact assessments.

All Opinion

8 December 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Sumatra’s flood crisis: How deforestation turned a cyclonic storm into a likely recurring tragedy

1 December 2025

Tengah, the site of the most secondary forest loss in Singapore's recent history.

Cities

Can Singapore’s secondary forests play a role in its climate adaptation plan?

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Carbon & Climate

A new opening for a fossil fuel phase out?

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Water

‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research

Indigenous Peoples at COP30 closing plenary

Carbon & Climate

COP30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise

Hong Kong, Tai Kok Tsui

Policy & Finance

Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions

28 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Why the UN Environment Assembly is essential to a safer, more resilient planet

26 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality

24 November 2025

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Energy

Time for Vietnam to resolve its renewable energy legal quagmire

20 November 2025

Australia outback and road into the unknown

Carbon & Climate

Australia’s withdrawal from COP31: Strategic recalibration or retreat from climate leadership?

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Policy & Finance

Climate and development finance must be integrated

18 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

The trillion-dollar opportunity: the smart economics of the energy transition

17 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

Business unusual: UN must push for private sector accountability

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Carbon & Climate

COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm

15 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

How to measure climate progress

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Policy & Finance

Governments are failing environmental defenders. COP30 must act

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