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Move brings the country’s advanced emissions trading scheme closer to EU model as Seoul tightens 2035 emissions-cut target.
In a tense closing plenary, countries protested the lack of finance and new adaptation indicators, amid a failure to include fossil fuels in the final agreement. The hard-won inclusion of the just transition work programme was overshadowed by vague funding promises and the exclusion of critical minerals.
Carbon & Climate
Indonesia lampooned for platforming fossil fuel lobbyists at COP30
Indonesia is the “most blatant example yet of corporate capture by a developing country” at this year’s climate summit in Brazil, a non-profit said. Meanwhile, Indonesia has reaffirmed its 2060 net zero target.
Policy & Finance
Singapore’s central bank launches US$12 million grant to strengthen the city-state’s carbon market ecosystem
The grant, available until 31 October 2028, aims to ease upfront cost barriers for banks, insurers and asset managers developing carbon market capabilities.
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Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
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News / Carbon & Climate
COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
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News / Policy & Finance
Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
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News / Food & Agriculture
Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
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News / Carbon & Climate
South Korean province clears CO2-to-eSAF project in push for cleaner aviation fuel
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
