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Karbon & Iklim
Indonesia’s El Niño‑driven peat fires are choking the region, releasing centuries of stored carbon
Indonesia’s El Niño-fuelled peat fires are exposing millions across Southeast Asia to hazardous air pollution and releasing vast amounts of stored carbon – underscoring the urgent need to restore degraded peatlands.
There are many proven ways to protect people and assets from extreme weather, and such measures often prevent economic losses worth many times their cost. But ensuring their implementation requires making them more affordable and creating innovative revenue mechanisms and financing structures.
Karbon & Iklim
How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another?
El Niño’s shifting ocean temperatures can disrupt atmospheric circulation worldwide – raising the risk of drought in some regions while bringing heavier rainfall and flooding to others.
Karbon & Iklim
How fossil fuel lobby is undermining democracy
Corporate lobbying, political donations and manufactured public support are helping fossil fuel corporations obstruct climate action in Australia. The key to overcoming the influence of polluters lies in understanding who shapes climate policy, and how.
Semua #heatwaves Opinion
29 September 2026
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Warming Himalayas: Nepal’s climate justice test
25 September 2026
Karbon & Iklim
Can adaptation accelerate climate action?
9 September 2026
8 September 2026
7 September 2026
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Asia's natural disasters must not become financial crises
4 Agustus 2026
Karbon & Iklim
Europe is fiddling while Rome burns
22 Juni 2026
Pangan & Agrikultur
Taking women farmers seriously
18 Juni 2026
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26 Januari 2026
22 Januari 2026
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Aceh’s bitter lesson, relearned
21 Januari 2026
Karbon & Iklim
As climate diplomacy stalls, the economics are racing ahead
31 Desember 2025
Pangan & Agrikultur
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
26 Desember 2025
Karbon & Iklim
How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks
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Berita / Manufaktur
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Democratic midterm wins may boost COP31 hopes, but Trump still controls US climate policy
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Developing countries ‘missing out’ on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns
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Berita / Tanggung Jawab Sosial Perusahaan
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Berita / Tanggung Jawab Sosial Perusahaan
Singapore’s top listed firms face climate data gaps a year into mandatory reporting
The first year of reports under Singapore’s new sustainability rules are cautious and uneven. With consultation on the … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
Asean Common Carbon Framework renewed at COP31, regional endorsement sought
The pact aims to let carbon credits trade across Southeast Asian borders – as an industry-led framework, it …
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