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‘50:50’ chance global warming reaches 1.5°C by 2026

...century will require concerted climate action, such as deploying more solar panels, wind turbines and forest protection projects, it added. The Arctic is expected to face much warmer winters in the co...

13 May 2022

‘50:50’ chance global warming reaches 1.5°C by 2026

News / Policy & Finance

Big companies making 'dismal' progress on gender equality: report

...companies' buying practices can impact women's pay and conditions in sectors like clothing where 80 per cent of the workforce are women. Although most clothing companies place expectations on their su...

23 Nov 2023

Big companies making 'dismal' progress on gender equality: report

News / Carbon & Climate

Bangladeshi mothers opt for larger families despite losing children to climate catastrophes

...ce at Rabdan Academy in Abu Dhabi, UAE. According to a government brochure, 4,200 cyclone shelters have been constructed across the coast, and 320 flood shelters have been constructed across the count...

23 Feb 2024

Bangladeshi mothers opt for larger families despite losing children to climate catastrophes

News / Carbon & Climate

Samsung Electronics’ domestic emissions rise one year after net-zero pledge

...cent. Environmental group Greenpeace also criticised Samsung's emissions reduction commitments. Daul Jang, advocacy specialist for Greenpeace South Korea, said: "Climate commitments are critical, but ...

20 Sep 2023

Samsung Electronics’ domestic emissions rise one year after net-zero pledge

Press Releases / UNICEF

76 per cent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia: UNICEF

...cts.” According to UNICEF’s 2021 Children's Climate Risk Index (CCRI), children in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, and Pakistan are at 'extremely high risk' of the impacts of cl...

21 Aug 2023

76 per cent of children exposed to extreme high temperatures in South Asia: UNICEF

News / Energy

As Asian heatwaves require burning more fossil fuels, fears of a slower transition grow

...could not generate electricity, according to its state-owned power company. These challenges mean that policymakers should look to diversify their clean power sources and build excess generation capac...

31 May 2023

As Asian heatwaves require burning more fossil fuels, fears of a slower transition grow

News / Food & Agriculture

From farm to fork, UN plan targets fair cuts to food emissions

...ctivity. “But certainly, this is not true of high-income countries,” she told Context. In many low-income countries, higher agricultural efficiency and stronger climate resilience would result in lowe...

26 Dec 2023

From farm to fork, UN plan targets fair cuts to food emissions

News / Policy & Finance

Climate experts from Global South cool on degrowth: survey

...ction in consumption and economic activity. Meanwhile, many of their peers from the BRICS group – comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – feel that continued economic growth can and...

14 Aug 2023

Climate experts from Global South cool on degrowth: survey

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Why India must account for climate adaptation in its budget

...claims paid are according to “pay-outs” as decided by state government notification with respect to the weather triggers. Creating a crop insurance with ‘no claims’ process, which will clear claims on...

31 Jan 2023

Why India must account for climate adaptation in its budget

Opinion / Cities

Sponge cities beating urban heat in China

...can be realised through a sponge city approach, such as green buildings, low-carbon eco-cities, smart cities, forest cities and haze treatment. Many challenges from technical, economic, social and ins...

19 Jul 2022

Sponge cities beating urban heat in China

News / Policy & Finance

‘Dire, dismal, awful’: Climate adaptation deadlock at half-time threatens COP28 success

...cting 30 per cent of ecosystems – a global target set at the end of 2022. Such work is inherently complicated. While there is a clear understanding of what fighting climate change means – reducing car...

8 Dec 2023

‘Dire, dismal, awful’: Climate adaptation deadlock at half-time threatens COP28 success

News / Carbon & Climate

Behind the 'bribe, bully, buy' tactics of developed countries, with veteran climate negotiator Dr Gary Theseira

...chool of Business as an adjunct associate professor. In this interview, he describes his career journey, and highlights how company boards can build capacity to better prepare for decision-making on c...

4 Apr 2025

Behind the 'bribe, bully, buy' tactics of developed countries, with veteran climate negotiator Dr Gary Theseira

lady in colourful shirt planting rice in Ubud, Bali

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Does food protection equal food security? Lessons from Asean’s experience with rice

...curity is not actually enhanced in either case. Why do countries protect their food sector? An important aspect of political legitimacy in Asian countries is reasonably stable rice prices in domestic ...

31 Mar 2023

Does food protection equal food security? Lessons from Asean’s experience with rice

News / Water

Scientists say worse to come as Himalayan snow ceases

...clining trend in the frequency of these storms. According to the report: “The combined mean frequency of strong and extreme WDs declined by as much as ~ 43 per cent, contrary to the mean occurrences o...

19 Jan 2024

Scientists say worse to come as Himalayan snow ceases

News / Policy & Finance

Singapore seeking 'most cost-effective way' to make climate impact: environment minister

...counterparts to mobilise climate finance – based in part on their lower contributions to historical emissions. Climate finance is one of the most contentious topics at COP27, with poorer states asking...

17 Nov 2022

Singapore seeking 'most cost-effective way' to make climate impact: environment minister

News / Policy & Finance

COP28: What to look out for at the Dubai climate summit

...Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) used to describe the annual climate summit as “the only circus in town”. It may not be good enough to control climate change, he said, but the situation would be ...

29 Nov 2023

COP28: What to look out for at the Dubai climate summit

News / Water

Fish suffocate in Kashmir’s oxygen-deprived lakes

...c flora such as pond weed, algae and phytoplankton (microscopic plants), which use up the oxygen in the water. Climatic factors such as temperature can accelerate the reproduction of phytoplankton, ca...

31 Oct 2023

Fish suffocate in Kashmir’s oxygen-deprived lakes

News / Carbon & Climate

Understanding the voluntary carbon exchange landscape

...ct Air Carbon Capture, (DACC), Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) The VCM landscape is quickly evolving, with increasing volumes being traded across global carbon exchanges. For in...

4 Oct 2023

Understanding the voluntary carbon exchange landscape

Phong Dien Solar PV Park in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Cut the climate doom – exponential green change is possible

...certain to become the hottest month on record. This extreme heat is coming on top of escalating droughts, fires and floods, all reinforcing what the science is screaming at us: climate destruction is ...

7 Aug 2023

Cut the climate doom – exponential green change is possible

News / Green Buildings

HK property firms object to proposed SBTi rule change; say it will make net-zero targets ‘impossible to achieve’ in Asia

...ctricity emissions reductions in the places where they consume energy – an approach known as location-based accounting – in the latest draft of its building sector guidance. This could make compliance...

26 Sep 2023

HK property firms object to proposed SBTi rule change; say it will make net-zero targets ‘impossible to achieve’ in Asia

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