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Policy & Finance

COP29 must deliver the goods

Geopolitical turmoil must not be allowed to distract global decision-makers from the urgent imperative of tackling climate change. There is no excuse for letting COP29 conclude without delivering ambitious, credible financing commitments to support climate action – including the clean-energy transition – in developing economies.
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Policy & Finance

Inclusive finance is the key to climate action

To achieve global climate goals, we can no longer ignore the people most exposed to the dire consequences of rising temperatures. As developed countries set new climate-finance targets at COP29, they should also devise more inclusive financial services and products to ensure that resources reach vulnerable communities.
Elshad Isgandarov COP29 at UNGA week 2024

Carbon & Climate

COP29 president: There is no alternative to multilateral climate action

Azerbaijan's environment minister and COP president, Mukhtar Babayev, argues that while the multilateral system has its flaws, it is the best framework to tackle climate change.
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Carbon & Climate

What the loss and damage fund means for Indigenous communities

It’s time for Malaysia to tap into the insights of its Indigenous communities to develop sustainable climate adaptation strategies.

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11 November 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Southeast Asia needs serious money to get to net zero

7 November 2024

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Policy & Finance

What Trump’s re-election means for ESG in Southeast Asia

30 October 2024

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Water

Charting a course for coastal resilience

29 October 2024

COP29 stand at Baku Boulevard

Carbon & Climate

Why COP29 should not be ignored

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Carbon & Climate

Hurricanes and climate change: A wake-up call ahead of COP29

18 October 2024

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Water

The promise and peril of water markets

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Policy & Finance

Investments in nature will decide our future

17 October 2024

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Water

Why India needs to incentivise water reuse

15 October 2024

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Policy & Finance

Harmonising loss and damage finance will be key to COP29

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Policy & Finance

The delay to EU deforestation rules must help people transition

14 October 2024

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Cities

Asbestos: Singapore's toxic past is catching up with it

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Manufacturing

Toxic threads? The hidden dangers of ultra-fast fashion

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Carbon & Climate

Nature conservation is a public good, not a market

8 October 2024

Workers installing power transmission line in Jakarta, Indonesia

Energy

Power wheeling can drive corporate investments and advance Indonesia’s renewable energy goals

4 October 2024

Solar power plant, Central Thailand, energy transition

Carbon & Climate

The people's vision for regional decarbonisation in Southeast Asia

3 October 2024

An aerial view of the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project in Cambodia, image by Gabrielle See

Carbon & Climate

Stop waiting around for carbon market integrity – we're all responsible

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