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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.
Carbon & Climate
Regional haze casts a pall on Asean’s influence
The return of smoke haze underscores a sobering reality: while Asean has policies designed to combat it, the problem continues to occur.
A potentially record-breaking El Niño is expected to intensify extreme weather and deepen climate risks across the globe.
Carbon & Climate
Will the US climate war with Canada become global?
For the first time, a great power has moved to price transboundary climate-driven harms–massive wildfires–and extract compensation unilaterally. What was previously a development, insurance, or emissions-accounting issue is now a security and trade dispute between two G7 economies, setting a precedent that others may try to follow.
All #wildfires Opinion
24 October 2025
Carbon & Climate
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
18 September 2025
Carbon & Climate
Why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war
20 June 2025
Carbon & Climate
In defence of science: Let’s tell the truth on climate and health
19 June 2025
Policy & Finance
Fossil fuel adverts are today’s tobacco. Cities must ban them
14 February 2025
Policy & Finance
Getting green investment where it’s needed most
20 January 2025
Cities
The climate policy pendulum
2 May 2024
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Carbon & Climate
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
21 December 2023
Policy & Finance
How technology can help save Indigenous forests – and our planet
26 October 2023
Carbon & Climate
We need to stop gambling with our planet - and our well-being - now
25 January 2022
Policy & Finance
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