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Critics call US–Indonesia trade deal ‘extractive colonialism’ over mining, fossil fuels
Activists warn a new US-Indonesia trade deal could accelerate mining, deforestation and fossil fuel use, with weak, nonbinding environmental safeguards.
As oil and gas firms reap windfall profits from wartime price spikes, regional climate advocates urge governments to tax gains and channel the funds into renewables and grid upgrades to secure Asia’s energy future.
What happens when fuel security collides with climate ambition in South Asian countries like Pakistan?
Carbon & Climate
Heat inequality: Climate driving mortality in poor nations, cutting deaths in rich regions
New research shows rising temperatures could save lives in high-latitude countries but cause hundreds of thousands of additional deaths annually in low-income regions, highlighting need for targeted adaptation investment where risks are greatest.
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Food & Agriculture
War and climate stress push Afghan farmers to the brink
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Policy & Finance
Taiwan’s Lai says nuclear restarts can align with green energy push
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Opinion / Food & Agriculture
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