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Droughts and late monsoon floods batter South AsiaIntensifying climate change means that opposite disasters are manifesting at the same time across the region, making emergency responses harder than ever. -
The end is in sight for coal as pressure builds on Asia to squeeze pipelineA new report assessing the global pipeline of new coal projects finds that there has been a 76 per cent reduction in proposed coal power since 2015, bringing the end of new coal construction into sight. The pressure is now on Asia to end coal for good.
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Will India’s oil palm drive raise fears of deforestation?As India imports US$10 billion worth of palm oil annually, a new policy aims to massively increase plantations that will focus on the north-east region and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. -
'Tiger on my farm': Indian coal mining hub brings new dangers for villagersIndia is the world's second-largest coal producer and is ramping up mining to meet energy needs - but impacts are mostly negative for local communities, environmentalists say.
Opinion
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The case for carbon import taxes– Carbon tariffs are not protectionist trade measures; the goal is to reduce the carbon content of imports. But the trajectory of climate change leaves no room for error in emission-reduction policies. -
Tackling Asia’s plastic pollution– Asian governments must now enact and properly implement policies and regulations that will help to scale up grassroots initiatives and hold plastics producers accountable for addressing the crisis. -
It's time to shift to locally-led climate change adaptation– Communities on the frontlines of global warming impacts rarely have a say in decisions made to protect them. This must change.
Videos
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New depths: where is the value in mining the deep sea?– There are vast mineral riches lying on the ocean floor that could help to power the energy transition, but is the environmental cost of extracting them worth the risk?
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Eco-Business releases Arctic Awakening– Produced and directed by Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and video journalist Fraser Morton, who journeyed to Norway earlier this year, the documentary has played to thousands of visitors at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience museum since its premiere on 4 October.
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A social venture on the road to improve lives, reduce emissions with electric rickshaws– With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.
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Watch: How an Indian professor is turning plastic trash into highways– Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
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