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Opinion / #climate risk

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Carbon & Climate

How insurance can transform our resilience to climate shocks

From Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean to floods in Southeast Asia, insurance is an underused tool for adaptation to climate extremes.
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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.
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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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18 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities

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

20 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

Climate and development finance must be integrated

17 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

Business unusual: UN must push for private sector accountability

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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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Policy & Finance

Indigenous women leaders at COP30: Listen to us as equals

13 November 2025

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Food & Agriculture

India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis

12 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

Responsible investment's AI trilemma – emissions, job losses and inequality

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Policy & Finance

Businesses can’t build resilience without nature strategies

11 November 2025

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Cities

What really kills people in tropical cyclones

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Carbon & Climate

Geopolitics, backsliding and progress: What to expect at COP30 climate talks

10 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

What COP30 must do

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