Opinion / Asia Pasifik
Polisi & Kewangan
Universities as ministries for sustainable futures?
Universities, not beholden to election cycles or shareholder demands, can invest in research to generate long-term climate data and transcend disciplinary silos, unlike other traditional institutions.
Makanan & Pertanian
Asean should drive action for agri-food sector after COP29
Following the letdown of COP29, Asean needs to step up and lead the way in controlling emissions from Southeast Asia’s agri-food system.
Karbon & Cuaca
Malaysia’s future COP delegation needs more representation from climate-affected communities, not corporations
At COP29, the country invited 151 corporate representatives and only eight from civil society groups to observe the climate talks. For future COPs, there needs to be a clear, accountable process with strict eligibility criteria for who should be included in the negotiations process.
As lobbyists flood plastic treaty talks, negotiators must uphold the rule of law to prevent corporate capture, including existing guidelines to stop the tobacco industry — a major source of plastic waste — from influencing policies.
All Asia Pasifik Opinion
27 November 2024
26 November 2024
21 November 2024
Makanan & Pertanian
Plantations are not forests
20 November 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
COP29 must deliver the goods
18 November 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
Inclusive finance is the key to climate action
Karbon & Cuaca
How climate change feeds our wars
7 November 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
What Trump’s re-election means for ESG in Southeast Asia
6 November 2024
5 November 2024
4 November 2024
1 November 2024
Bandar-bandar
Can India harness technology for clean air?
14 October 2024
Karbon & Cuaca
Nature conservation is a public good, not a market
4 October 2024
3 October 2024
2 October 2024
1 October 2024
Gaya Hidup
How brands can exploit green certification
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Berita / Pegurusan Sisa Kumbahan
Global plastics treaty talks in Busan fail to reach agreement and adjourned due to ‘persisting divergence’
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Luang Prabang dam and hydropower pursuits along the Mekong: Should banks finance them as ‘clean energy’ projects?
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Thailand pressured to strengthen disclosure and taxonomy literacy as it plays catch-up on green finance
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Berita / Tenaga
Without energy reform, Thai clean tech firms forced to circumvent regulation to scale: industry watchers
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