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Opinion / #corruption
Vietnam has grand plans to build a series of nuclear power plants. But it faces several challenges.
Policy & Finance
Strategic priorities for Asean’s newest member
Membership of Asean brings Timor-Leste political visibility and economic opportunity, but also new exposure to disputes in a grouping where several members are wrestling with democratic backsliding.
Policy & Finance
Governments are failing environmental defenders. COP30 must act
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, must boost action on the Escazú Agreement to protect nature’s last line of defence.
Carbon & Climate
Climate justice is no longer an aspiration but a legal duty
This year’s advisory opinions from two prominent international courts mark a turning point, write two environmental law experts.
All #corruption Opinion
18 September 2025
16 September 2025
Policy & Finance
Environmental crime worth billions is climate fight’s blind spot
20 June 2025
Policy & Finance
Green crime goes global
6 May 2025
Policy & Finance
Street vendors are workers – they should have workers’ rights
26 March 2025
Policy & Finance
Shake it up, don’t shoot it down: the case for reforming US aid
17 March 2025
11 December 2024
19 September 2023
Policy & Finance
The siren song of climate authoritarianism
2 December 2022
Policy & Finance
Anwar Ibrahim’s challenge to tackle Malaysia’s money politics
6 May 2022
Corporate Responsibility
Four ways Southeast Asian journalists are under digital attack
21 August 2020
17 June 2020
Policy & Finance
Firm priorities for fragile states
15 June 2020
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Opinion / Water
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News / Green Buildings
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News / Carbon & Climate
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News / Corporate Responsibility
APAC data centre leaders launch sustainability framework amid energy, water concerns
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