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11 June 2024

NCQG dialogue

Policy & Finance

Pre-COP talks marred by ‘lengthy and unwieldy’ draft on new climate fund goal

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Policy & Finance

Chinese companies pilot nature-related disclosures

10 June 2024

Jiayun Fang, UBS social impact lead for Southeast Asia

Policy & Finance

UBS appoints Jiayun Fang as Southeast Asia social impact lead

According to their latest sustainability reports, the carbon footprint of Grab increased by 21 per cent in 2023 while the emissions of GoTo, which owns Indonesian ride-hailing app Gojek, dropped by 11 per cent.

Transport

Grab emissions jump in 2023 as GoTo carbon footprint shrinks

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Carbon & Climate

Bhutan explores controlled burning of mountainsides

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Policy & Finance

Meagre pay, little support: Budget cuts for Philippines' forest guards put conservation commitment under question

Indigenous peoples

Corporate Responsibility

Limited data availability and accessibility hindering nature-related disclosures

7 June 2024

Verde Island corals

Energy

Wind industry council to study nature, social impacts of offshore turbines in the Philippines

CFA Society Singapore panel

Energy

Green bonds, renewables and transition credits: Climate investing opportunities in Asia

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Food & Agriculture

Q&A: The evolving debate about using genetically modified crops in a warming world

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Policy & Finance

South Korea accused of modern slavery with seasonal worker scheme

Residents of Sibuyan Island fight back against police. Envirnmmne

Carbon & Climate

Philippines president Marcos signs natural capital accounting bill into law amid mining push

6 June 2024

Smoke is discharged from chimneys at a coal-fired power plant in China

Energy

HSBC backs alternative way to clean up coal plants in Asia

ACCA brown to green panel

Policy & Finance

Proposed IFRS amendments set to change how companies account for renewable electricity contracts

5 June 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Rich countries met US$100 billion climate-finance goal by ‘relabelling existing aid’

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Cities

India’s Bihar has a plan for extreme heat. Why are so many people dying?

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Water

In Indonesia, tin mining threatens an age-old fishing tradition

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Policy & Finance

China’s carbon market model can guide emerging economies

4 June 2024

Philippines flood

Cities

Climate money needs a faster route to cities, says COP29 advisor

Simon Stiell opening address at Bonn 2024

Policy & Finance

'Move from zero-draft to real options’ for new climate finance goal, urges UN climate chief

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