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Luxury housing plans threaten Cambodia’s Bokor National ParkBokor National Park is a refuge for many threatened plants and animals, but conservationists warn its habitat is under threat from the development of luxury residential estates that are planned to occupy 19,000 hectares inside the park. -
Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate changePolicy & Finance
Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate change
With the Covid-19 pandemic driving up government debt across many nations, there are growing calls for 'debt swaps' to be used to help developing nations achieve a 'green recovery'.
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Media leaders and experts discuss role of media in addressing climate change in China Daily dialogueCarbon & Climate
Media leaders and experts discuss role of media in addressing climate change in China Daily dialogue
Co-organized by China Daily, University of International Business and Economics, Shanghai International Studies University and Asia News Network, researchers and journalists discussed the way forward on climate action for the Asian region. -
Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate changePolicy & Finance
Explainer: How China could offer ‘debt swaps’ to help developing nations tackle climate change
Research teams in the US and China have found that such debt swaps can help vulnerable countries address the climate crisis.
Opinion
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Four things Asia’s energy sector must do in 2021 to meet climate goals– Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do. -
RCEP: What’s in it for Asia and the Pacific?– The signing on 15 November 2020 of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement concluded 8 years of negotiations among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and New Zealand. -
Asean's road to a green economic recovery– Faced with a grim economic outlook, how can Asean member states include the clean energy transition in their Covid-19 recovery plan?
Videos
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Which is Southeast Asia's most advanced clean energy nation?– Southeast Asian nations are racing to bring clean, affordable power to their people, but one country is outrunning them all. How can states make their renewable energy transition a success?
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Clothing the Loop: Art made from textile scraps shows the true cost of fashion– An abandoned garment factory in Phnom Penh is reclaimed by artists in a haunting exhibition that depicts the impact of the fashion industry on the environment.
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Thailand's AIT invents 'off the grid' solar toilet and sewer system– The Asian Institute of Technology demonstrates how the heat from solar power can help disinfect septic tanks at the recently held Reinvent the Toilet exhibition in New Delhi, India.
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