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美国 新闻
The COP30 climate summit has brought these minerals, and China’s central role, to the fore of just transition debates.
Lawsuits are reshaping climate justice following landmark 2025 rulings, with cases rising in the Global South.
US foreign aid more than halved in 2025, leaving millions at risk of losing their lives to malaria, malnutrition and HIV.
A solar boom, Donald Trump's 'national energy emergency' and AI demand marked a landmark year.
美国 观点
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.
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.
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.
碳与气候
COP30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise
From Indigenous exclusion to the absence of the United States, a range of factors contributed to another disappointing outcome at the climate talks in Brazil.
美国 视频
As planetary temperatures reach an all-time high, a climate scientist has designed a new way to show how global temperatures have changed every month since the start of the industrial revolution and 2021.
Researchers have invented a tiny, laser-powered bug that takes off, lands and aspires to hover wirelessly.
The increasingly competitive dynamic duo of solar photovoltaic plus battery storage is taking energy markets by storm.
Declining snowfall threatens billions in lost revenue.
美国 播客
With clear climate policies and actions, nations across Asia, Africa and Latin America are filling the vacuum left by the United States. This article features the second half of a conversation with two veteran attendees of the climate COPs.
Getting climate finance on the agenda for COP30 negotiations is expected to be contentious. This article features the first half of a conversation with two veteran attendees of the annual United Nations climate conference.
The region has been historically underrepresented in leadership at global standard setters like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Sharath Martin, who holds positions in global accounting body ACCA and WWF-Malaysia, tells the Eco-Business Podcast what must change.
In the latest episode of 'On the frontlines', the real estate giant's ESG head tells the EB Podcast that while there has been no pushback on climate action by corporate India, questions remain over whether the booming real estate sector is decarbonising fast enough.
美国 新闻发布稿
World Economic Forum
Chief economists warn of weak growth as economic environment shifts
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB lowers economic growth forecast for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Navigating trade headwinds: Asia and the Pacific must reinforce trade resilience amid global uncertainty
美国 研究
Asia Research and Engagement
Seafood sourcing risks in Asia
Asia Research and Engagement
Empty nets: Overfishing risks
Wunderman Thompson
Wunderman Thompson launches regeneration rising: Sustainable futures
AlliedCrowds - AlliedOffsets
Carbon offsetting in higher education
