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Carbon & Climate
Can adaptation accelerate climate action?
After a summer of apocalyptic headlines, a new survey finds that people across the political spectrum are deeply concerned about preparing for the effects of global warming. The adaptation imperative may end up being the kind of crisis that forces us to stop neglecting the green agenda and act at the necessary scale.
Policy & Finance
A workable social contract for the climate transition
Economic insecurity and growing distrust in institutions are undermining governments’ ability to sustain support for climate action. To rebuild that support, they must show that climate policies can reduce household bills, create decent jobs, and ensure that the biggest emitters pay their fair share.
Carbon & Climate
Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?
The devastating floods in Nepal demonstrate what happens when reckless development puts climate-vulnerable communities in harm’s way. They also highlight a climate-finance system that is unable to provide the funds countries need in the immediate aftermath of such disasters.
Carbon & Climate
Marine protection must serve China’s communities too
China is progressing towards the 30x30 target but concerns over livelihoods are hampering progress.
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7 September 2026
Food & Agriculture
To end global hunger, invest in rural communities
3 September 2026
Food & Agriculture
Southeast Asia holds the key to nature-positive palm oil
1 September 2026
28 July 2026
Policy & Finance
Why Asia must fight for global tax justice at the UN
13 July 2026
Carbon & Climate
Why climate adaptation is Malaysia’s next investment frontier
7 July 2026
12 June 2026
Policy & Finance
The AI revolution mirrors the green transition
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Policy & Finance
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources
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