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• News / Carbon & Climate

  Asean risks locking in decades of coal emissions without coordinated, ‘people-centred’ just transition, report warns

  EB Studio Experts say the region's next challenge is turning climate commitments into enforceable coal retirement plans that protect people, …

  Asean risks locking in decades of coal emissions without coordinated, ‘people-centred’ just transition, report warns
• News / Cities

  ‘Heat is no equaliser’: Women and households may be forced to bear cost of Super El Niño

  UN Women warns climate shocks can push more unpaid work and health risks onto households, while WHO says …

  ‘Heat is no equaliser’: Women and households may be forced to bear cost of Super El Niño
• News / Policy & Finance

  From haze law to the Asean power grid: what is at stake for the region this week

  Singapore will table changes to its haze law on Tuesday, as Malaysia weighs a law of its own …

  From haze law to the Asean power grid: what is at stake for the region this week
• News / Energy

  Laos’ power tariff reforms test balance between utility finances and affordability

  Rising living costs and scrutiny of electricity spending highlight challenges facing the regional power exporter.

  Laos’ power tariff reforms test balance between utility finances and affordability
• News / Policy & Finance

  Bangladesh’s most climate-vulnerable areas struggle to access bank credit

  The flow of bank credit to climate-vulnerable regions remains low, with lending heavily concentrated in major commercial areas, …

  Bangladesh’s most climate-vulnerable areas struggle to access bank credit
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  Singapore to ratify long-delayed Asean haze centre agreement ahead of 2027 chairmanship

  Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said Singapore will ratify the treaty creating Asean’s haze coordination …

  Singapore to ratify long-delayed Asean haze centre agreement ahead of 2027 chairmanship