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Energy

Renewables must lead Malaysia’s coal phase-out to avoid gas lock-in: WEF

As Malaysia moves to retire coal power by 2044, the country has an opportunity to turn retiring coal sites into clean energy hubs and accelerate the deployment of solar, storage and other renewable technologies.
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Policy & Finance

Q&A: ‘We are spending more than the planet can give us. That is a road to nowhere’

Davos trustee André Hoffmann on how short-term politics and fossil-fuel dependence are pulling the world away from climate action.
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Water

Global water resources under strain, WMO finds, as extremes of scarcity and deluge deepen

Billions already face water stress, a figure set to rise sharply, as worsening droughts and deluges threaten global development goals.
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Policy & Finance

Asia makes up over half of global emissions but less than a third are covered by carbon markets: study

China operates the world’s largest carbon market while Southeast Asia has nascent systems. Interconnectivity among its diverse markets would be crucial in achieving global net-zero goals, finds a report by the World Economic Forum.

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26 August 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Mangroves store ‘blue carbon’ - but they’re disappearing fast

4 June 2025

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Policy & Finance

As WHO champions pandemic pact, health leaders urge action on ‘slow burn’ AMR crisis

28 January 2025

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Water

Water and biodiversity credits should be integrated into voluntary carbon markets: Singapore president

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Cities

Extreme weather is intensifying – is Asia ready?

22 January 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Will nature reporting and blue carbon projects take off in the Philippines in 2025?

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Carbon & Climate

China takes centre stage at Davos, warns against green trade barriers

27 November 2024

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Policy & Finance

Biodiversity credit initiatives face rising scrutiny, scepticism

22 November 2024

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Policy & Finance

COP29: Health-focused climate action in the spotlight

10 June 2024

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Policy & Finance

Meagre pay, little support: Budget cuts for Philippines' forest guards put conservation commitment under question

23 May 2024

Hands together for teamwork

Policy & Finance

Diversity, equity and inclusion: Asia urged to look beyond gender

22 January 2024

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Energy

Energy efficiency: the net-zero no-brainer that has come of age

18 January 2024

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Policy & Finance

The richest 1 per cent own 43 per cent of global assets, Oxfam study says

11 January 2024

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Policy & Finance

WEF says world faces 'gloomy outlook' as AI, climate threats rise

25 January 2023

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general, World Trade Organization

Policy & Finance

World needs global carbon price and tax reform for carbon-heavy trade – or will miss 2030 climate goals, warns WTO chief

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Carbon & Climate

Asia needs to be on board for global ESG rule-setting: IFRS chair Erkki Liikanen

20 January 2023

COP28 briefing

Carbon & Climate

'Everybody is welcome, the only ask is you come with solutions': COP28’s Majid Al Suwaidi

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