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Carbon & Climate
What it means for global warming to exceed 1.5°C
A sobering new report from the United Nations Environment Programme warns that even if governments deliver on all their existing climate pledges, warming could reach 1.8°C later this century. That means humanity must pivot from simply containing global warming to finding ways to reverse it.
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.
Southeast Asia’s nuclear push locks countries into long-term strategic alignments, reshaping regional autonomy as major powers compete for influence.
Partnerships with China, not protectionism, will determine affordable, interoperable and equitable global decarbonisation and energy security.
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11 August 2026
Carbon & Climate
Malaysia emits like the rich but speaks like the poor
13 July 2026
Carbon & Climate
Why climate adaptation is Malaysia’s next investment frontier
18 June 2026
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4 March 2026
Carbon & Climate
Rethinking Malaysia’s path to net zero
10 February 2026
16 January 2026
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The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
12 January 2026
Policy & Finance
The ocean has finally entered the global climate debate
24 November 2025
10 November 2025
Policy & Finance
What COP30 must do
16 September 2025
Policy & Finance
Can Europe and China forge a climate connection?
12 September 2025
Policy & Finance
How green industrial policies are advancing in the Asia-Pacific
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Policy & Finance
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