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Policy & Finance

Taiwan to ease carbon fees for heavy industry over competitiveness fears

The government proposed allowing steel, cement and other export-exposed sectors to cut chargeable emissions by up to 80 per cent as carbon pricing begins in 2026. Experts warned this could undermine decarbonisation investments.
Mirabella Pulido, ClientEarth

Corporate Responsibility

ClientEarth hires first Asia fundraiser

Mirabella Pulido joins the environmental law charity from energy think tank Carbon Tracker, and will be based in London.
Gen_Z_Protest_Indonesia

Cities

A year of Gen Z protests: Can they bring real change in 2026?

Gen Z protesters are shaking governments worldwide but experts wonder if rage can lead to lasting reform.
COP30_Make_Polluters_Pay_Caes

Policy & Finance

Climate change in court: cases to watch in 2026

Lawsuits are reshaping climate justice following landmark 2025 rulings, with cases rising in the Global South.

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4 December 2025

COP30_Inequality_Rights

Policy & Finance

Climate ‘loss and damage’ should include supply chain impacts

3 December 2025

Coastal_Community_Clams_Indonesia

Water

Indonesian islanders plant mangroves, seek justice as seas rise

1 December 2025

Indigenous Peoples at COP30 closing plenary

Carbon & Climate

COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil's approach to people’s participation?

23 November 2025

COP30 closing plenary

Carbon & Climate

Global climate talks end with adaptation disagreements and no fossil fuel pledge

21 November 2025

CB_Sealevel_Rise

Water

Rapid emissions cuts would avoid 64 cm of ‘locked in’ sea level rise by 2300

20 November 2025

Wildifres_COP30_Adaptation

Policy & Finance

At COP30, focus on wildfire prevention amid record destruction

19 November 2025

COP30 attendees waiting

Carbon & Climate

Down to the wire: COP30 negotiators labour over adaptation finance

12 November 2025

Typhoon_Fung_Wong_Dog_Rescue_Philippines

Carbon & Climate

‘Tired of losing’: Twin typhoons expose deep wounds of corruption, climate injustice in the Philippines

11 November 2025

Typhoon Fung-wong_jeepney

Carbon & Climate

'We want to spend the money': catastrophe-hit countries can now apply to UN's US$800 million loss and damage fund

Palm oil plantation-papua

Food & Agriculture

SD Guthrie chief calls out ‘no palm oil’ hypocrisy, urges true partnership among RSPO members

10 November 2025

Extreme_Weather_Flood_Gaemi_Manila

Carbon & Climate

‘Climate whiplash’: Asia’s worst extreme weather events of 2025

23 October 2025

Dr Parag Khanna, founder and CEO, AlphaGeo and Eco-Business founder and CEO, Jessica Cheam

Policy & Finance

Singapore ranked Asia Pacific's most resilient nation; climate adaptation in sharp focus as COP30 approaches

21 October 2025

hydrogen tanks

Policy & Finance

As COP30 approaches, US policy reversals are slowing global climate momentum

17 October 2025

CB_Overshoot_Talks

Carbon & Climate

Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5°C climate goal ‘from above’

15 October 2025

Laura Lee, CEO, Asia Climate Philanthropy Advisory

Policy & Finance

Laura Lee to run first Asia-led climate philanthropy advisory

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

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