Opinion / #sustainable development
Karbon & Cuaca
A new opening for a fossil fuel phase out?
A decade ago, few governments could imagine a future without fossil fuels. But economic realities have changed and developing countries increasingly view the energy transition as a pathway to green growth.
Whales and dolphins are the ocean’s canaries. New research shows that 'forever chemicals' contaminate a far wider range of whales and dolphins than previously thought.
Karbon & Cuaca
Australia’s withdrawal from COP31: Strategic recalibration or retreat from climate leadership?
Australia’s withdrawal from hosting the climate talks is a test of intent – and raises questions about ambition, readiness, and political courage.
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.
All #sustainable development Opinion
17 November 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
Business unusual: UN must push for private sector accountability
12 November 2025
27 October 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
While the West retreats, Asia powers ahead on sustainable finance
2 October 2025
23 September 2025
19 August 2025
18 August 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
China’s lending to the Global South has been growing more commercial
15 August 2025
Makanan & Pertanian
A food security imperative for the Johor-Singapore SEZ blueprint
5 August 2025
25 July 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
Asian universities rise in global sustainability leadership rankings
22 July 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
Financing for development must account for women
14 July 2025
11 July 2025
3 July 2025
25 June 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
The ethics of carbon pricing
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Berita / Bandar-bandar
Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
Heavy rainfall across the region was caused by the combination of natural phenomena and climate change but in … -
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Pendapat / Bandar-bandar
Can Singapore’s secondary forests play a role in its climate adaptation plan?
Singapore is facing diminishing forest cover from competing lands uses – but vulnerable secondary forests could play a … -
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged … -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
A year-long government “sandbox” study identifies recurring conflicts in solar, aquaculture-solar, micro-hydropower and geothermal projects, prompting policy reforms … -
![Cows bathing in Lake Toba, north Sumatra.]()
Berita / Makanan & Pertanian
Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
Study warns that Southeast Asian and Indian lenders are overlooking major climate, biodiversity, and public-health risks tied to … -
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
South Korean province clears CO2-to-eSAF project in push for cleaner aviation fuel
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
