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There are many proven ways to protect people and assets from extreme weather, and such measures often prevent economic losses worth many times their cost. But ensuring their implementation requires making them more affordable and creating innovative revenue mechanisms and financing structures.

12 Nov 2026

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The first report card on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal framework was issued at this year’s UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan, and the marks were dismal. The problem is not a lack of targets, but a global financial system that pays to destroy nature and penalises those who protect it.

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Nature can’t wait

Although the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are spurring governments to increase spending on defence and focus more on economic growth, it would be a mistake to postpone investments designed to protect nature. In fact, meeting internationally agreed targets could add up to US$450 billion to annual global GDP by 2050.

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Exclusive As climate risks, energy transition and shifting market expectations reshape the business environment, Malaysia’s ability to compete will increasingly depend on how quickly its companies can adapt.

15 October 2026

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9 October 2026

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5 October 2026

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29 September 2026

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21 September 2026

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7 September 2026

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1 September 2026

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28 July 2026

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13 July 2026

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22 June 2026

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9 June 2026

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22 May 2026

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30 April 2026

China could pivot to sustainable protein as a hedge against supply shocks

16 March 2026

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2 February 2026

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