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Energy

Time for Vietnam to resolve its renewable energy legal quagmire

In Vietnam, an impasse over feed-in-tariffs for renewable energy producers threatens foreign investors’ confidence in government policies.
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Food & Agriculture

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

Law and policy measures that prioritise sustainable agriculture are needed to address India’s environmental challenges.
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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.
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Water

AI wants our water

While much of the AI debate focuses on its economic potential, its expanding physical footprint tells a different story. The machines driving this revolution depend on a resource far older – and far more contested – than data or electricity.

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27 October 2025

Unlocking capital for sustainability Malaysia July 2025

Policy & Finance

While the West retreats, Asia powers ahead on sustainable finance

3 October 2025

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Cities

Rights on demand: Asia’s gig economy gets a legal upgrade

12 September 2025

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Policy & Finance

How green industrial policies are advancing in the Asia-Pacific

25 August 2025

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Cities

Should animals be 'persons' in law?

8 August 2025

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Waste

Stop letting a small minority derail the plastics treaty: WWF

28 July 2025

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Carbon & Climate

The World Court finally opens the door to 'climate reparations'

20 June 2025

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Waste

From scrap to strategy: Building a circular economy for India’s electronics boom

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Carbon & Climate

In defence of science: Let’s tell the truth on climate and health

21 April 2025

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Water

Water for peace: What Bangladesh wants from the Ganga Water Treaty

14 April 2025

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Water

China plans to build the world's largest dam – but what does this mean for India and Bangladesh downstream?

14 February 2025

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Policy & Finance

Trump’s second term is not the end of ESG, but a crossroads moment

12 December 2024

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Cities

Sea level rise a clear threat to Malaysia

11 December 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Redefine the romanticised narrative of the 'resilient Filipino' for broader climate policy transformation

28 November 2024

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Waste

Building integrity into the plastics treaty: Lessons from global tobacco control

14 October 2024

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Carbon & Climate

Nature conservation is a public good, not a market

24 September 2024

Climate action

Carbon & Climate

The case for a global climate assembly

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