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Currently, Bangladesh has 35 certified green buildings and sustainable offices in various non-manufacturing sectors, and the concept is gaining more ground.
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Carbon crossroads: Chinese firms’ investments reshape Indonesia’s petrochemical ambitions
China is pouring investment into Indonesia’s petrochemical industry. But will its stricter environmental standards at home apply abroad?
Policy & Finance
COP31 action plan introduces initiative to turn climate pledges into investable projects
In his third letter, COP31 president Murat Kurum unveils the Climate Implementation Bridge, an initiative to help countries translate national climate plans into concrete, investment-ready projects. Can Türkiye and co-chair Australia mobilise the finance and project-preparation capacity countries need?
Indonesia holds the world’s largest nickel reserves and has rapidly expanded production, which a new study says has grown roughly tenfold over the past decade.
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Indonesia’s captive coal: Financing industrial decarbonisation
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