Opinion / Asia Tenggara
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.
Sisa Kumbahan
The business case for producing less plastic
There may be an economic as well as an environmental rationale to support a plastic production cap at the Global Plastic Treaty negotiations.
All Asia Tenggara Opinion
27 November 2024
25 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
14 November 2024
11 November 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
Will COP29 reach consensus on more funds for climate finance?
7 November 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
What Trump’s re-election means for ESG in Southeast Asia
6 November 2024
4 November 2024
2 November 2024
15 October 2024
Polisi & Kewangan
The delay to EU deforestation rules must help people transition
10 October 2024
Karbon & Cuaca
Is interfaith environmentalism possible in Indonesia?
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Berita / Bandar-bandar
Hong Kong’s new net zero plans are lacking in ‘concrete details’. Can the aspiring green finance hub deliver on its pledges?
The city's plans to halve emissions by 2035 and achieve net zero by 2050 may be ambitious. But … -
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Berita / Pegurusan Sisa Kumbahan
Global plastics treaty talks in Busan fail to reach agreement and adjourned due to ‘persisting divergence’
Negotiators aim to reconvene the talks next year. Observers say oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia … -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Luang Prabang dam and hydropower pursuits along the Mekong: Should banks finance them as ‘clean energy’ projects?
Studio EB The 1,460-MW dam, under construction near a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will see all its electricity sold to … -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
What China’s green ‘overcapacity’ could mean for the Global South
While the US and EU impose tariffs in response, some developing economies see opportunities to benefit from China’s … -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Thailand pressured to strengthen disclosure and taxonomy literacy as it plays catch-up on green finance
The Thailand Taxonomy, now under development, should be integrated into disclosure regulations and these reporting rules need to … -
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Berita / Tenaga
Without energy reform, Thai clean tech firms forced to circumvent regulation to scale: industry watchers
Some startups have had to trade clean energy on a smaller scale “behind-the-meter” without the support of government …
