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Energy

From paper to power: how much of the Philippines’ offshore wind pipeline is bankable with China in the mix?

The Philippines has lined up tens of gigawatts of offshore wind projects on in service contracts, is preparing to auction 3,300 megawatts more, and already has 178 megawatts in early development – strong signs of growing interest. How much of this will actually get built, however, is uncertain amid social implications, high costs, geopolitical tensions, and the unclear role of Chinese players.
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Cities

Mumbai fishers raise alarm over plight of 45,000 mangroves

Mangroves implicated in a road project face removal or transplantation, raising ecological damage fears and threatening fishers’ way of life.
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Manufacturing

Indonesia’s crocodile attacks rise as wetlands are cleared for mining, oil palm

Residents on Indonesia’s Bangka Island say wetland destruction from tin mining and oil palm expansion is driving a surge in deadly crocodile attacks along the coast.
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Waste

Failed reforms, open dumping fuel Sri Lanka’s urban waste crisis

In a landmark decision, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court recently determined that long-term waste dumping at a site in Meethotamulla violated residents’ fundamental rights and faulted the authorities for allowing the dump to expand beyond permitted limits.

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5 May 2026

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Energy

Vietnam’s race to go nuclear leaves villagers in limbo

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Cities

China’s bird tourism boom sparks calls for regulation

24 April 2026

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Energy

Fossil fuel subsidies, high costs slow energy transition in rural Indonesia

21 April 2026

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Carbon & Climate

Malaysia’s flood losses ease 32 per cent in 2025, but with higher infrastructure damage

13 April 2026

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Lifestyle

New Lancet Commission aims to tackle health and justice concerns from sea-level rise

26 March 2026

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Food & Agriculture

War and climate stress push Afghan farmers to the brink

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Manufacturing

Beneath Indonesia’s big EV dreams loom local costs

20 March 2026

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Cities

How growing up with climate change is shaping the next generation of innovators

6 March 2026

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Policy & Finance

Malaysia urged to tighten financial rules to protect forests, communities

3 March 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Homestead farming is empowering Indigenous women in central India

25 February 2026

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Water

Proposed ‘community mines' in Sumatra raise red flags

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Water

Resettled, not rehabilitated: Inside India’s ‘climate colony’

11 February 2026

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Energy

What can China learn from California’s coal power exit?

9 February 2026

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Energy

Inside China’s solar villages

5 February 2026

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Water

Gold rush in Asia fuels mercury pollution

2 February 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Kerala Adivasi families emancipated by growing yam, tapioca

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