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Opinion / Carbon & Climate
Green policy targets environmental outcomes, while industry and trade focus on jobs and growth. When misaligned, green efforts stall and competitiveness weakens.
Food & Agriculture
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
The Middle East conflict is set to have a double-whammy impact on both Asean’s import of fertilisers, and its energy-intensive fertiliser production. The timing is critical as in the coming months, the five major crops, including rice, are being planted in Asean.
The global energy transition was once defined by energy security, affordability, and environmental sustainability. But a new era of geopolitical conflict has reshaped the energy trilemma, with national security the overriding priority.
Policy & Finance
China’s new climate standard: a global signal at the right time
China has provided a clear regulatory signal. The opportunity now lies in translating that ambition into reporting that genuinely informs sustainable outcomes and drives climate action, in China and across global markets.
All Carbon & Climate Opinion
5 March 2026
4 March 2026
Carbon & Climate
Rethinking Malaysia’s path to net zero
3 March 2026
2 March 2026
Policy & Finance
Thailand's decarbonisation ambition deserves a bond to match
27 February 2026
Policy & Finance
Rethinking coal phase-out in Asia and beyond
10 February 2026
Policy & Finance
Trump and Southeast Asia: When transactionalism undermines trust
26 January 2026
22 January 2026
Food & Agriculture
How to feed ten billion people
21 January 2026
Carbon & Climate
As climate diplomacy stalls, the economics are racing ahead
20 January 2026
Policy & Finance
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources
19 January 2026
16 January 2026
Policy & Finance
The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
12 January 2026
Policy & Finance
The ocean has finally entered the global climate debate
Corporate Responsibility
The ESG skills gap nobody’s talking about
9 January 2026
Carbon & Climate
China’s five green economy challenges in 2026
7 January 2026
Food & Agriculture
Changing diets amid a changing climate
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News / Policy & Finance
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Opinion / Energy
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Podcasts / Energy
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News / Transport & Logistics
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News / Policy & Finance
Asia Pacific a bright spot for sustainable finance in 2026: ING
Financial institutions and corporations drove strong growth in green bonds and loans in 2025, the banking group said, …
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