Opinion / China
Karbon & Cuaca
From Rio to Belém: The long unravelling of climate consensus
Three decades after the optimism of the 1992 Earth Summit, the climate regime faces a tough test. The retreat of multilateralism and the rules-based international order has left COP30 struggling to hold together the fading promise of global action.
As the world gathers in the Amazon, political headwinds and fading ambition test the limits of global climate cooperation.
China’s climate pivot has been shaped by its survival strategy, and this is now quickly redefining its resilience in the 21st century. Whether that power endures will depend on Asean – arguably China’s closest testbed for clean energy development. The recent Asean Summit and Apec meetings suggest China’s successes in climate and development will see a far larger reach beyond its shores.
A landmark UN treaty will soon govern two-thirds of the world’s oceans – testing whether nations can balance conservation with competition for deep-sea resources.
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Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist
29 September 2025
Karbon & Cuaca
What a China-EU climate deal could do for the world
26 September 2025
18 September 2025
Karbon & Cuaca
Why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war
17 September 2025
16 September 2025
Karbon & Cuaca
Is China’s energy system ready for the AI boom?
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Can Europe and China forge a climate connection?
12 September 2025
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Karbon & Cuaca
The Global South must claim the climate mantle at COP30
19 August 2025
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Polisi & Kewangan
China’s lending to the Global South has been growing more commercial
25 July 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
The scramble for critical minerals
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18 June 2025
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Tariff shockwaves: Indonesia’s export strategy under fire
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Can Singapore’s secondary forests play a role in its climate adaptation plan?
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COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
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Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
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Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
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Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan
Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions
The very richest people are amassing fortunes while ordinary people’s lives stagnate. But there are policies that can …
