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Carbon credits to be tabled under Malaysia’s new climate change bill should serve as a bridge towards decarbonisation rather than a substitute for it.

4 Mar 2026

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi

Landslide election win strengthens push to link decarbonisation with economic security, boosting nuclear, domestic clean tech and state-led industrial strategy while keeping climate targets intact.

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Vietnam has grand plans to build a series of nuclear power plants. But it faces several challenges.

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Even as governments pour trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centers, water systems, and housing, the construction industry has yet to leverage the efficiency gains that AI and digitalisation have to offer. Given how important the sector will be for sustainable development, this must change.

12 January 2026

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24 November 2025

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10 November 2025

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16 September 2025

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12 September 2025

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10 September 2025

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31 August 2025

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25 August 2025

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22 July 2025

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1 July 2025

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