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Polisi & Kewangan
This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels
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.
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.
Bandar-bandar
Gen Z’s challenge to elite dominance in South Asia
Deadly protests by youths in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal show how lack of attention to inclusive development can fuel public anger.
All Timur Tengah Opinion
18 September 2025
Karbon & Cuaca
Why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war
8 September 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
What chaos at the US CDC could mean for the rest of the world
11 August 2025
Makanan & Pertanian
Feed the world but feed it well: Why food systems must be reformed
8 August 2025
25 July 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
The scramble for critical minerals
3 July 2025
13 February 2025
20 November 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
COP29 must deliver the goods
15 October 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
Harmonising loss and damage finance will be key to COP29
25 September 2024
Pengangkutan
Put a price on shipping emissions
24 September 2024
Karbon & Cuaca
The case for a global climate assembly
6 September 2024
1 August 2024
26 June 2024
21 June 2024
Bandar-bandar
Climate change has made the Hajj pilgrimage more risky
19 June 2024
Makanan & Pertanian
The diet change that can also help the planet
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Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian
India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb
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Berita / Pembuatan
Malaysia’s chip boom risks soaring Scope 2 emissions, experts warn
Studio EB At the Semiconductor Sustainability Summit 2025, industry leaders said Malaysia’s push to double its global chip share could … -
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Berita / Tenaga
Renewable energy boomed in 2025, but so did fossil fuels
A solar boom, Donald Trump's 'national energy emergency' and AI demand marked a landmark year. -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
South Korea to ban labels on bottled water from 2026 in push to cut plastic waste
Seoul expects more than 2,200 tonnes of plastic savings a year as QR-code packaging becomes standard. -
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
Singapore dominates Southeast Asia’s green startup landscape, report finds
New mapping of climate firms shows region rich in solutions but constrained by grids, finance and coordination.
