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Polisi & Kewangan
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
Economic liberalisation in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.
China wants to lead the climate agenda on its own terms – exporting clean tech and influence, while sidestepping tougher cuts and accountability.
Polisi & Kewangan
Trade wars destroy the planet
Given that China is the world’s largest emitter and has a high carbon intensity, some assume that its trade war with the United States, which has shifted production to third countries, would have environmental benefits. In fact, the conflict has increased carbon dioxide emissions in developing and advanced economies alike.
Polisi & Kewangan
Climate and development finance must be integrated
Much of the international community has been under the illusion that climate action and development are different pursuits. But to make progress on both agendas, the delegates at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference must recognise that they are one and the same, and begin building an integrated financing system.
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Earth’s life support is failing. Will we act?
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Climate resilience is a strategic investment
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Karbon & Cuaca
The Global South must claim the climate mantle at COP30
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A new trade agenda for climate-resilient development
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Polisi & Kewangan
Nature risk is financial risk
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Rethinking ocean finance
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Financing for development must account for women
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Turning ocean preservation into an economic windfall
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Tariff shockwaves: Indonesia’s export strategy under fire
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Climate action requires debt relief
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