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Carbon & Climate

Haze victims in Malaysia and Singapore can take polluters to court in Indonesia

With regional diplomacy and Singapore’s haze law offering victims slow responses, Indonesia’s own courts may be the most promising route to compensation. A recent procedural rule eases the hardest part of any haze lawsuit – proving whose fires caused the harm.
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Policy & Finance

How to improve global mineral governance

The race to secure critical minerals has intensified at the same time as the international community has recognised the need for more sustainable and responsible mining practices. Translating the resulting frameworks and guidelines into concrete action will require consolidating Global South policy and advocacy networks.
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Policy & Finance

The next era of reform must be about capability

Economic development should no longer be measured solely by how much finance is mobilised or how much fiscal space is created. It must also be judged by whether countries emerge more capable of setting their own priorities, responding to challenges, and seizing new opportunities to shape their own future.
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Carbon & Climate

When disaster crosses borders, Indonesia’s credibility is tested twice

As environmental disasters increasingly spill across borders, timely and transparent crisis communication is becoming an important test of Indonesia’s regional leadership and diplomacy.

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5 October 2026

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Carbon & Climate

A roadmap for the next UN Secretary-General

1 October 2026

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Energy

Energy security in an age of disruption

29 September 2026

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Carbon & Climate

What it means for global warming to exceed 1.5°C

12 September 2026

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Policy & Finance

War and climate

10 September 2026

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Policy & Finance

Why Pacific Island states should seek collective security for the region

8 September 2026

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Cities

Himalayan hazards are becoming more complex, our warning systems need to catch up

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Cities

Himalayan floods, climate crisis and the need for disaster diplomacy

13 August 2026

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Policy & Finance

A new paradigm for global health financing

12 August 2026

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Energy

China’s clean technology dominance reshapes global net zero transition

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Carbon & Climate

Who should build the low-carbon economy?

26 June 2026

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Cities

Cities show how climate action makes life better

24 May 2026

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Policy & Finance

War tests BRICS — and reveals its limits

19 May 2026

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Water

International climate law needs teeth

21 January 2026

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Carbon & Climate

As climate diplomacy stalls, the economics are racing ahead

20 January 2026

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Policy & Finance

Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources

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Policy & Finance

Strategic priorities for Asean's newest member

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