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Waste

Chair of global plastics treaty talks seeks to hasten consensus following ‘difficult’ working draft

A final text must materialise this year, but officials are still wrangling over the wording for a treaty on ending plastic pollution. The head of the negotiations urges dialogue and compromise among stakeholders with competing interests.
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Cities

Climate change is intensifying sand and dust storms in Asia

The next 10 years have been designated the decade to combat sand and dust storms, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change. Storms kill people prematurely and reduce the efficiency of solar panels, slowing the energy transition.
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Carbon & Climate

The consequences of Israel’s invasion of Gaza: environmental and humanitarian devastation

A small community of Palestinian and Filipino-Palestinian refugees in Quezon City known as 'Little Gaza' highlights the severe costs of the ongoing Gaza conflict, both humanitarian and environmental.
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Policy & Finance

Are reports of climate adaptation finance being exaggerated?

Critics say finance to help developing countries adapt to climate change is being miscounted, with more rigorous accounting needed.

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26 April 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Can climate lawsuits help to stop global warming?

4 April 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Analysis: New oil and gas projects since 2021 could emit 14 billion tonnes of CO2

27 March 2024

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Water

Analysis: Himalayan countries must focus on what works for adaptation

16 January 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Can nature and biodiversity find justice in Asia's courts?

22 December 2023

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Waste

Indonesia's 'fly guy' finds grubby fix for Jakarta's food waste

13 December 2023

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Energy

Do you believe in life after oil?

29 November 2023

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Policy & Finance

Why is COP28 being held in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates?

23 November 2023

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Carbon & Climate

Global warming on course for 2.9°C, UN report warns

10 November 2023

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Policy & Finance

UN calls for finance to close adaptation gap

5 November 2023

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Carbon & Climate

Scientists say only transformational change will avoid environmental tipping points

1 November 2023

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Waste

With no worldwide standards, are 'plastic credits' reducing waste or greenwashing?

31 October 2023

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Policy & Finance

Interview: Empowering women in South and Southeast Asia with finance for solar

5 October 2023

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Food & Agriculture

In-depth Q&A: What food waste means for climate change

21 August 2023

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Waste

Trash to treasure: Indonesian firm turns plastic into bricks

1 August 2023

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Policy & Finance

As jobs law stalls, Philippines struggles to green economy

31 July 2023

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Carbon & Climate

As El Niño fuels fire risk, Southeast Asia braces for haze crisis

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