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Policy & Finance

World Bank’s China exit signals ‘shrinking balance sheet’, says green finance specialist

World Bank’s planned phase‑out of lending to China by 2031 removes a reliable borrower, risking a smaller balance sheet unless governance and lending rules are updated to channel more capital into riskier, lower‑income countries, according to green finance specialist Christoph Nedopil Wang.
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Energy

Cambodia’s grid has reached people who can’t connect to it

Connecting remains too expensive for many rural poor, while solar stopgap measures prove insufficient for their needs.
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Carbon & Climate

Inside the energy transition’s new scientific advice panel

Launched at Colombia’s fossil fuel phaseout summit, the SPGET faces multiple challenges as it races to deliver in time for COP31.
Much of Asia's infrastructure was built for a more predictable world, one that no longer exists

Green Buildings

How Asia must rethink the way it builds

EB Studio Floods, blackouts and overstretched transport systems are exposing a deeper challenge. Across Asia, governments and investors are beginning to write a new playbook, one that moves beyond incremental fixes towards structural transformation.

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1 July 2026

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Policy & Finance

The Philippines needs 15,000 forest rangers to meet its conservation goals; It only has 2,200

30 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

Mining sector sees surge in human rights abuse allegations: report

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Waste

The floating answer to the green steel challenge

29 June 2026

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Cities

How wildlife crossings are reconnecting habitats around the world

24 June 2026

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Manufacturing

EU deforestation rules push Thai rubber farmers to seek support

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Manufacturing

Can China’s new steel capacity rules accelerate its green transition?

23 June 2026

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Corporate Responsibility

SpaceX's rock bottom ESG rating reignites debate over sustainability scores

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Policy & Finance

Why China’s Belt and Road oil-and-gas boom is different this time

22 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

Sustainable finance still growing in Asia as real economy moves towards decarbonisation

19 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

New US$100 million fund bets on Southeast Asia’s climate startup boom

18 June 2026

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Energy

Philippines, Indonesia firms are electrifying faster than governments can keep up, survey finds

17 June 2026

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Transport

Fuel hikes set stage for India-China collab on e-mobility

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Water

‘We really are going blind’: Scientists warn world losing sight of the ocean

9 June 2026

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Policy & Finance

Funding for climate tech startups in Southeast Asia rose year-on-year in 2025

8 June 2026

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Energy

Open source grid model shows how Asean power trade can accelerate energy transition

29 May 2026

Khushi Baby is a 10 year-old digital health non-profit that tracks maternal and child health in rural India.

Corporate Responsibility

Impact investing in Asia 'small but accelerating' as Iran war fuels climate and food resilience

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