Opinion / Pacific Islands
The decision on who will host COP31 has been deferred until next June. But whether or not Australia ends up winning the bid, the world's third-largest fossil fuel exporter needs to develop a plan to phase out its coal and gas production.
Transport
Put a price on shipping emissions
While shipping is essential to the global economy, so is reducing the associated pollution. Requiring shipping companies to pay for their vessels’ greenhouse-gas emissions would go a long way toward advancing this objective, while generating much-needed revenues for climate-vulnerable developing countries.
Food & Agriculture
The diet change that can also help the planet
The global food system is responsible for about 30 per cent of annual greenhouse gas emissions.
Carbon & Climate
Strengthening Asia’s voice for sustainable development
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12 October 2023
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23 September 2023
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Exploring the intersection of business and our ecology
23 May 2023
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Keeping small islands financially afloat
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Who’s willing to pay for sustainability in the Pacific?
3 March 2022
25 February 2022
19 October 2021
Carbon & Climate
What developing countries need to reach net zero
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Not enough climate action in stimulus plans
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