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Carbon & Climate
After Gujarat win, an emissions trading experiment heads to Rio
Participating factories emit up to 30 per cent less particulate pollution than non-market counterparts. But can the scheme work in Rio’s vastly different context?
Bangladesh is building a 42.5-megawatt power plant that will burn waste from the main Dhaka landfill as fuel.
Air quality in cities and districts across Southeast Asia has reached hazardous levels in recent weeks owing to transboundary haze from wildfires in Indonesia.
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From toxic haze and extreme heat to flooding and shifting disease patterns, climate-related risks are placing growing pressure on public health systems across Asia. Experts say stronger prevention, better data and deeper cross-border cooperation will be critical to building resilience.
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Carbon & Climate
Coal pollution grips coastal Bangladesh as safeguards fail
26 August 2026
Carbon & Climate
Asia needs to rethink healthcare as climate risks intensify
19 August 2026
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Indonesia’s wildfires intensify as haze spreads into Malaysia
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Carbon & Climate
Planned LNG plant sparks water concerns among Thai farmers
30 June 2026
Policy & Finance
Bangladesh boosts EV adoption in bid to cut pollution, emissions
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