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Policy & Finance

Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources

As climate change and great-power rivalry intensify, oceans are emerging as a geopolitical frontier – testing whether diplomacy can manage rising tensions over shipping routes, seabed minerals and fishing grounds.
Timor_Leste_Asean_Children

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.
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Food & Agriculture

War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act

In Gaza and parts of Africa, we've seen how vulnerable food systems can be and we must act urgently to strengthen them worldwide.
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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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16 December 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Three reasons why China wants global green leadership after COP30

15 December 2025

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Policy & Finance

This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels

18 November 2025

View from downtown Phnom Penh

Policy & Finance

The trillion-dollar opportunity: the smart economics of the energy transition

17 November 2025

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Policy & Finance

Business unusual: UN must push for private sector accountability

COP30_Opening_Plenary

Carbon & Climate

COP30 must do good, not just avoid harm

15 November 2025

COP30_Environmental_Defenders_Rights

Policy & Finance

Governments are failing environmental defenders. COP30 must act

13 November 2025

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Carbon & Climate

From Rio to Belém: The long unravelling of climate consensus

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Carbon & Climate

Climate justice is no longer an aspiration but a legal duty

11 November 2025

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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

27 October 2025

Unlocking capital for sustainability Malaysia July 2025

Policy & Finance

While the West retreats, Asia powers ahead on sustainable finance

6 October 2025

High_Seas_Treaty_Siquijor_Biodiversity

Water

A landmark treaty could protect the high seas – and spark new conflicts

3 October 2025

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Energy

Clean energy is inevitable despite Trump

1 October 2025

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Policy & Finance

Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist

30 September 2025

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Carbon & Climate

Earth’s life support is failing. Will we act?

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Transport

Filling the gap in liability, compensation for alternative fuel spills from ships

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