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Carbon & Climate

‘They invite us to speak, but not to decide’

There was no shortage of Indigenous representatives at COP30, but the conference did not always seem to be listening, writes Dunio Chiriap Jimbicti.
Cyclone_Flood_Delhi_India

Carbon & Climate

Even ‘weak’ cyclones are being turned into deadly rainmakers by fast-warming oceans

Despite accurate forecasts, weak cyclones in South Asia triggered deadly floods – highlighting how warmer oceans are amplifying rainfall and reshaping cyclone risks in a warming climate.
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Manufacturing

Can the fashion industry adapt to a warming world?

COP30 agreed to triple adaptation finance, but the fashion industry needs adaptation measures now.
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Policy & Finance

India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities

Economic liberalisation in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.

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16 December 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after COP30

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Food & Agriculture

India’s food waste is turning into an environmental time bomb

15 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

Trade wars destroy the planet

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Policy & Finance

This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels

8 December 2025

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Manufacturing

The critical minerals race is putting the planet at risk

West Sumatra flood damage

Carbon & Climate

Sumatra’s flood crisis: How deforestation turned a cyclonic storm into a likely recurring tragedy

1 December 2025

Tengah, the site of the most secondary forest loss in Singapore's recent history.

Cities

Can Singapore’s secondary forests play a role in its climate adaptation plan?

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Water

‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research

Hong Kong, Tai Kok Tsui

Policy & Finance

Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: the world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions

28 November 2025

Nairobi, Kenya

Carbon & Climate

Why the UN Environment Assembly is essential to a safer, more resilient planet

26 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality

24 November 2025

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Energy

Time for Vietnam to resolve its renewable energy legal quagmire

20 November 2025

COP29_Baku_Delegates

Policy & Finance

Climate and development finance must be integrated

18 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

The trillion-dollar opportunity: the smart economics of the energy transition

17 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm

15 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

How to measure climate progress

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