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Carbon & Climate
Malaysia emits like the rich but speaks like the poor
Malaysia faces political, economic and constitutional barriers to curb carbon emission. As the climate bill nears Parliament, can policy finally match the country's carbon reality?
A Peruvian mountain farmer lost his legal case against energy giant RWE, climate litigators lost the battle but not the war.
While tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rattling global oil markets, energy security is no longer defined solely by access to fossil fuels. What China has understood, and Europe has not, is that security now depends on electricity systems that can deliver low-cost power at scale and support heavy industry.
An advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice last year left no doubt that states have a legal obligation to prevent significant harm to the climate system, and that a failure to do so carries legal consequences. Now, a new United Nations resolution seeks to put this ruling into practice.
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India’s farm policies behind bad air, unhealthy diet, water crisis
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Climate justice is no longer an aspiration but a legal duty
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AI wants our water
27 October 2025
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While the West retreats, Asia powers ahead on sustainable finance
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How green industrial policies are advancing in the Asia-Pacific
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Carbon & Climate
The World Court finally opens the door to 'climate reparations'
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