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As the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance approaches at COP29, China’s stance is drawing significant attention.

Global Witness warns that mining for green energy is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses in Asia and elsewhere, urging tougher standards and protections.

Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the water report launch 2024

As more countries mandate climate reporting, Global Commission on the Economics of Water co-chair Tharman Shanmugaratnam says improving water disclosures should not take as long as it did for carbon, and that “double materiality” is what counts.

Decades of conservation efforts have not prevented dramatic biodiversity loss around the world.

By Sadiqur Rahman

By Ruchi Kumar

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Surendra Phuyal

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Water markets offer a potential solution to address water scarcity, but they must be carefully regulated to ensure equitable access, prevent monopolisation and protect ecosystems. By Eduardo Araral

To encourage greater water reuse, India must prioritise infrastructure development, implement sound policies and allow private sector participation. By Anshuman

Indonesia’s capital has poor water infrastructure. Existing water resources should be reused to avoid a water crisis. By Eka Permanasari and Denis Teoman

As India's water availability declines, a holistic approach to water pricing will be needed to avoid conflicts. By Soumya Bhowmick

By Lucky Susanto and Grace Wangge

By Dr Richard Friend, Dr Jutamas Kaewsuk and Dr Pakamas Thinphanga

By Gabriela Fernando and Angie Bone

By Mariana Mazzucato, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Johan Rockström

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Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.

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Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.

EB Studio Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.

child receives a drink of water in Sudan

Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?

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Podcast on RSPO's new principles and criteria for certifying palm oil as environmentally and socially sustainable.

EB Studio The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?

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