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

21 Nov 2024

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

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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 …

The New Collective Quantified Goal needs a human rights-based approach to loss and damage – and we need to talk about the military.

COP29 signs off on a fund to help vulnerable nations harmed by climate change, but pledges so far stand at just US$720 million.

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COP29, in numbers

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Developed nations have committed to providing billions of dollars of 'climate finance' to developing countries, as part of the global effort to tackle climate change.

15 Nov 2024

Battery storage is key to boosting global renewable power but there are obstacles to scaling up capacity.

As nations assemble at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, one issue is expected to dominate the summit: climate finance.

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With the shipping sector responsible for about 3 per cent of global anthropogenic methane emissions, leveraging existing solutions will greatly help amid lacklustre regulations.

7 Aug 2024 • News

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If policymakers and ESG proponents fail to ensure that the ESG agenda is equitable and credible – directly benefiting working class and rural communities – the credibility of ESG will deteriorate further. By Dr Pieter E. Stek

7 Nov 2024

If policymakers can overcome the remaining technological, regulatory, and financial barriers, the COP28 goal of tripling renewable-energy capacity by 2030 will be well within reach – with solar leading the way. By Ajay Mathur and Fatih Birol

While Vietnam manufacturer VinFast may be one of the first Southeast Asian companies to explore the United States electric vehicle market, how it is making inroads highlights untapped potential for deeper economic engagement with the US. By Angel Hsu

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Clover Hogan, climate activist, speaking in 2019

Eco-anxiety is a healthy psychological response, says 24-year-old activist Clover Hogan. The founder of nonprofit Force of Nature tells the Eco-Business Podcast how to respond to anxiety in a world that is "numb" to the climate crisis.

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No publisher in Asia has publicly rejected Big Oil ad dollars to date, and most provide a platform for fossil fuel brands, described by UN chief Antonio Guterres as "godfathers of climate chaos". Journalists and news consumers believe dirty energy advertising discredits climate-related content, but support for a tobacco-style ad ban is limited.

Follow the region's used textiles on a journey through sorting, upcycling and recycling as they are diverted from the landfills.

Going 100 per cent organic is not easy for smallholder farmers in the region. Is there a middle road to take where a gradual shift can be managed, while ensuring that the livelihoods of farmers are taken care of?

Women sift sand, hunting for tiny plastic pellets and other debris still washing ashore since the sinking of the X-Press Pearl, a vessel containing chemicals and plastics, in May 2021 off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Six months after the sinking of the Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl off the coast of Colombo, local communities are trying to recover from one of the worst maritime disasters in history.

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The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review opened today, bringing together over 1,200 delegates from governments, civil society and youth groups, the private sector and academia to discuss progress …

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This publication investigates the potential of implementing waste segregation at source initiatives in Singapore, building upon existing research and the findings of pilot projects. Since November 2023, Zero Waste SG …