UNFCCC | Opinion | Asia | Sustainable Business

Publish with us

Subscribe

Asia Pacific‘s leading platform for sustainable development

Subscribe

COP31_Venue_Sign

As COP31 gets underway, researchers warn that countries can obstruct climate negotiations without openly rejecting action – using funding disputes, weakened commitments and procedural tactics to delay progress.

12 Nov 2026

COP31_Climate_Action_Turkey

Last year’s UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, put forests high on the climate agenda. This month’s UN Climate Change Conference in Antalya, Turkey, can do the same for the ocean, whose warming threatens not just food and energy security but global survival.

Forest_Waterfall_Bali_Indonesia

For decades, the international community has acknowledged the extraordinary value of tropical forests while failing to invest adequately in their conservation. The Tropical Forest Forever Facility, launched at last year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, could help close this financing gap.

Drone view of a residential area in Kijal, Malaysia, showing extensive flooding and submerged buildings

Asean must push for stronger adaptation funding, faster loss and damage support and a transition away from fossil fuels as climate risks intensify.

5 October 2026

Heatwave_Mosque_India

UN_Secretary_General_Guterez_Time_For_Action

12 August 2026

Smokestack_Harbin_China_Emissions

26 June 2026

Train_People_Bangladesh

19 May 2026

Sea_Level_Rise_Flood

21 January 2026

COP30_Climate_Commitment_Climate_Action

20 November 2025

COP29_Baku_Delegates

17 November 2025

COP30_Opening_Plenary

15 November 2025

COP30_Measuring_Climate_Progress

13 November 2025

COP30_Belem_Multilateralism_Decline

11 November 2025

COP30_Belem_Amazon_Talks_Around_Venue

10 November 2025

COP30_Opening_Lula_Guitirez

Policy & Finance

What COP30 must do

27 October 2025

Unlocking capital for sustainability Malaysia July 2025

3 October 2025

Wind_Turbine_Technicians_Paris_Agreement

16 September 2025

Environmental_Crime_Pangolin_Crossing_Indonesia

25 August 2025

Bank for International Settlements

Page 1

Most popular

News / Manufacturing

‘We all need to do better’: Indonesia’s fires test the credibility of sustainable palm oil

With 1.9 million hectares affected by fires in Indonesia, the palm oil industry faces questions over what sustainability …
News / Policy & Finance

Democratic midterm wins may boost COP31 hopes, but Trump still controls US climate policy

United States election results may embolden countries to push for stronger fossil fuel commitments, but observers expect limited …
News / Policy & Finance

Developing countries ‘missing out’ on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns

Simon Stiell acknowledged that many developing countries have struggled to engage with the summit’s Action Agenda and called …
News / Corporate Responsibility

Will Singapore’s tougher haze law follow the money? What to watch in the first designations

Singapore’s amended haze law empowers the government to cut companies off from banks, suppliers and insurers without a …
News / Corporate Responsibility

Singapore’s top listed firms face climate data gaps a year into mandatory reporting

The first year of reports under Singapore’s new sustainability rules are cautious and uneven. With consultation on the …
News / Carbon & Climate

Asean Common Carbon Framework renewed at COP31, regional endorsement sought

The pact aims to let carbon credits trade across Southeast Asian borders – as an industry-led framework, it …