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Energy

Rockefeller Foundation, Temasek Trust go nuclear with new philanthropic coalition

The new Global Coalition for Nuclear Philanthropy was launched in Singapore, which will soon be assessed by the IAEA for nuclear infrastructure readiness. The coalition, supported by the Oppenheimer Project as strategic partner, aims to mobilise philanthropic capital in support of nuclear power for cleaner energy.
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Transport

Global green shipping deal still on course, say advocates

While the latest talks were less fraught than October’s, the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework is far from a done deal.
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Policy & Finance

Illegal wildlife trade thrives on Facebook, report says

Online sales of wildlife products from protected species are booming on Facebook. The platform hosted more than three-fourths of the 22,000 wild animals and their parts known to be sold online between April 2024 and March 2026, valued at US$65 million, according to a recent report.
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Energy

South Korean chipmakers emerge in ranking of companies with biggest global AI revenue growth

SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are among the world's fastest-growing AI revenue companies on the back of surging demand for high-bandwidth memory and AI chips. But such chips consume up to five times more energy per gigabyte to produce than standard memory, analysts warn.

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5 May 2026

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Policy & Finance

India shifts climate priorities as global uncertainty grows

30 April 2026

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Manufacturing

Global steelmakers can do much more to green their processes

27 April 2026

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Transport

UN shipping talks more than a climate deal but ‘a test of global cooperation’s survival’: advocates

20 April 2026

The greenshouting framework guides companies through sustainability comms

Corporate Responsibility

Silence is a climate risk – brands urged to trumpet sustainability progress by ‘greenshouting’

14 April 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Tropics to be hit hardest as warming oceans fuel humid heatwaves: study

11 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Q&A: ‘If you are in the business of peace, you must talk to those who are at war’

10 April 2026

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Water

Deep-sea mining rules stall despite mounting urgency

9 April 2026

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Manufacturing

Can China’s carmakers drive momentum towards greener steel?

8 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Pacific islands resist Trump’s push to mine their ocean

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Policy & Finance

COP30 chief says climate implementation can’t wait for consensus

2 April 2026

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Policy & Finance

Critics call US–Indonesia trade deal ‘extractive colonialism’ over mining, fossil fuels

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Water

Battering of global cooperation clouds future of high seas treaty

1 April 2026

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Energy

Renewables shift needed as Iran war exposes Asia’s fragile energy market: experts

27 March 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Indonesia proposal to rezone elephant reserve for carbon trading draws backlash

18 March 2026

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Policy & Finance

US forced labour investigations could lead to new tariffs for Asia: experts

12 March 2026

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Policy & Finance

Race to deploy AI data centres in space raises safety concerns

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