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5 September 2024

Plastic bottles

Waste

Singapore climate group calls for pollution tax and production cuts ahead of crucial plastic treaty negotiations

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Cities

Wildlife, mangroves suffer as Indonesia ramps up construction of new capital

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Water

Coral reef restorers struggle as temperatures soar

4 September 2024

UNFCCC June 2024 climate meetings

Carbon & Climate

The real deal-breakers are not at the negotiating table: Judge proposes overhaul of climate summits

Boundary Dam Power Station carbon capture facility 2

Carbon & Climate

Study questions IPCC figures for underground carbon storage potential

3 September 2024

Dr Nuki former ACE executive director

Energy

Former Asean Centre for Energy chief leads new APAC decarbonisation platform

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Carbon & Climate

Will China’s new climate action plan match its great potential?

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Policy & Finance

Glitzy esports competition reignites Saudi 'sportswashing' debate

2 September 2024

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Transport

Q&A: The global ‘trade war’ over China’s booming EV industry

30 August 2024

South Korea climate litigation

Carbon & Climate

South Korean court is Asia's first to rule that government climate action is insufficient

INC Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso, Ecuador

Waste

Chair of global plastics treaty talks seeks to hasten consensus following 'difficult' working draft

Ed Tongson WWF Philippines

Carbon & Climate

Carbon tax 'less costly', more effective than emissions trading for the Philippines: WWF exec

Boatmen_River_Dhaka

Policy & Finance

‘We must involve local communities in monitoring pollution’, says Bangladesh’s environment adviser

Construction_Work_Heat_Lebanon

Carbon & Climate

Explainer: Why is climate change causing ‘record-shattering’ extreme heat?

29 August 2024

A memorandum of understanding was signed between Petronas head of human resources Farehana Hanapiah and British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Ailsa Terry.

Carbon & Climate

Malaysian activists question Petronas sponsorship of UK postgraduate sustainability programme

Business executives convene at the Green Zone at the COP28 climate talks in December.

Carbon & Climate

Middle East workers prioritise pay when making career decisions; company's green practices least important: survey

Refuelling a car

Policy & Finance

Carbon pricing and ending fossil fuel subsidies will benefit Malaysia's economy, says OECD

Small_Scale_Mining_Women_Philippines

Cities

Toxic, deadly, cheap: Life for women gold miners in the Philippines

Control_Room_Power_Plant_China

Energy

Low-carbon tweaks to China’s coal power fleet may not boost the energy transition

28 August 2024

Morningstar building

Policy & Finance

'Second-party opinions’: a greenwash safeguard or just for show?

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