13. Climate action
Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today and even more tomorrow. The world continues to experience rising sea levels, extreme weather conditions (the North Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest ever recorded) and increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases. This calls for urgent and accelerated action by countries as they implement their commitments to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
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Taiwan plans first heat emergency drill as elderly heat injuries hit decade high
The island has also launched a three-tier heat response care system for the elderly in the southern city of Tainan, where heat-related illnesses among older residents have grown fivefold in a decade.
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Analysis: Why COP30’s ‘tripling adaptation finance’ target is less ambitious than it seems
One of the headline outcomes to emerge from COP30 was a new target to “at least triple” finance for climate adaptation in developing countries by 2035.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Climate ‘loss and damage’ should include supply chain impacts
Ensuring funds reach countries most in need, quickly and equitably, is climate finance’s biggest challenge.
Plastic waste will soar to unprecedented levels without action, as UN plastics treaty remains elusive.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
South Korea doubles financial support for renewable projects in 2026 budget
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Singapore is facing diminishing forest cover from competing lands uses – but vulnerable secondary forests could play a key role in helping the city-state adapt to intensifying heat stress and flooding.
Karbon & Iklim
A new opening for a fossil fuel phase out?
A decade ago, few governments could imagine a future without fossil fuels. But economic realities have changed and developing countries increasingly view the energy transition as a pathway to green growth.
Whales and dolphins are the ocean’s canaries. New research shows that 'forever chemicals' contaminate a far wider range of whales and dolphins than previously thought.
Humanity enters the age of climate overshoot, and the window to limit the fallout is closing fast.
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Climate and development finance must be integrated
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The trillion-dollar opportunity: the smart economics of the energy transition
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Business unusual: UN must push for private sector accountability
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Karbon & Iklim
More forest protection and financing needed in 13th Malaysia Plan, say environmental groups
NGOs urged the government to improve forest data transparency by making maps of protected areas publicly available, and to channel funds to frontline communities living near forests.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Simplifying sustainability reporting for SMEs
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As Malaysia forges ahead with its 2050 net zero climate ambition, businesses must reshape their supply chains for a low carbon future. This Eco-Business video looks at how SMEs can adapt to new sustainability reporting requirements.
Karbon & Iklim
Climate tech in Asia – finding the ‘X’ factor for success
Funding for climate-related solutions has slowed down and it’s a ‘tough game’ for startups, said those familiar with the climate tech space at The Liveability Challenge Grand Finale 2025. What can founders and innovators do to bring an idea to commercialisation? And is Singapore an attractive-enough testbed?
While some companies greenhush, others are upfront about their inability to meet sustainability targets. Eco-Business asked experts at the Ecosperity conference if it pays for businesses to be "vulnerable" about sustainability progress.
Podcasts
Kebijakan & Keuangan
‘We don’t want to pit adaptation and loss and damage funds against each other’: veteran COP observer
At the close of COP30, nations agreed to triple adaptation finance by 2035, while the fund for loss and damage appeared to remain sidelined. Lidy Nacpil, a long-time attendee of the climate conference, explains why.
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Asean must connect energy planning with environmental protection: Philippines energy director
As the Philippines gears up to chair Asean next year, Michael Sinocruz says the government will push offshore wind to bolster cross-border renewable energy trade, while protecting marine life impacted by infrastructure.
Karbon & Iklim
How middle income countries are reshaping climate leadership ahead of COP30, with WRI chief Ani Dasgupta
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.
Karbon & Iklim
‘Money has always been the big fight’: assessing COP30’s key battlegrounds with Third World Network’s Meena Raman
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.
