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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?
Carbon & Climate
E20 debate reveals India’s uneven energy transition trade-offs
India’s ethanol push boosts energy security and farm incomes, but consumers remain unconvinced amid mileage and price concerns.
Despite being vital to health, security, and economic prosperity, water is often taken for granted. As supplies come under growing strain, water-related considerations will shape economic policy and political decision-making, as well as firms’ investment decisions, risk assessments, and corporate strategies.
A Peruvian mountain farmer lost his legal case against energy giant RWE, climate litigators lost the battle but not the war.
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27 April 2026
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Cities
Why slums persist
18 December 2025
Policy & Finance
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
15 December 2025
Policy & Finance
Trade wars destroy the planet
21 October 2025
30 September 2025
3 September 2025
8 August 2025
28 July 2025
Carbon & Climate
The World Court finally opens the door to 'climate reparations'
8 July 2025
20 June 2025
18 June 2025
Carbon & Climate
Finishing what the world started at the UN Ocean Conference
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