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Carbon & Climate

How climate change reshaped the wild in 2025

Around the world, rising temperatures and erratic weather are forcing animals to adapt in startling ways – with consequences for people and ecosystems alike.
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Lifestyle

Shocking places where microplastics were found in 2025

New studies reveal plastic particles infiltrating human bodies, food systems and even the planet’s most remote ecosystems.
Greenwashing listicle for 2025

Corporate Responsibility

20 brands called out for greenwashing in 2025

This year, ‘greenrinsing’ – shifting climate targets after luring investment – cast a shadow over corporate decarbonisation efforts, while fossil fuel firms leaned on carbon capture technologies to justify ongoing expansion and promoted natural gas as "clean".
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Energy

South Korea commits to coal phase-out, adding to clean energy momentum at COP30

The country is targeting a balanced mix of nuclear and renewables as it develops new policies to support a transition in industrial manufacturing, said environment minister Kim Sung-hwan. He joined growing calls at COP30 for the transition away from fossil fuels.

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10 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

UNEP: New country climate plans ‘barely move needle’ on expected warming

8 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

COP30: Could Brazil’s ‘Tropical Forest Forever’ fund help tackle climate change?

30 October 2025

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Carbon & Climate

F-35s, fires and fixing: Ukraine, Gaza wars threaten climate

23 October 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’

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Policy & Finance

Q&A: Give workers a say in AI rollout, says union head

13 October 2025

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Cities

'Performative gesture': Voices of Palestinians on statehood

6 October 2025

South Korea's Constitutional Court heard a case in April 2024 that accused the government of failing to protect 200 people

Corporate Responsibility

Climate litigation surges globally, taking on greenwashing and carbon offsets – but Asia lags

8 September 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Explainer: Could making ocean clouds shinier cool the planet?

5 September 2025

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Water

Himalayan governments must put springs on the agenda

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Cities

Too hot to learn: Why school heat is a growing problem

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Water

Sunscreens guard against UV rays but endanger ocean health: experts

1 September 2025

WWF campaigners at the recent plastic treaty talks in Geneva.

Policy & Finance

WWF retrenches specialist personnel amid restructure

29 August 2025

Isometric's COO Lukas May at Carbon Unbound 2025

Carbon & Climate

Singapore must tighten carbon credit rules to spur demand for high-quality removals, says registry executive

15 August 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Explainer: What is ‘climate anxiety’?

8 August 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Analysis: Trump’s tariffs could cut just 0.3% from global CO2 emissions in 2025

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Policy & Finance

Revealed: ‘Cali Fund’ for nature still empty as emails show industry hesitation

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