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Early action and regulatory alignment key to unlocking trillions for Asia’s energy and adaptation needs

...the centre of the global climate finance gap. Beyond mitigation, adaptation needs here are rising faster than almost anywhere else, yet the communities most exposed to these remain largely outside the...

11 Sep 2026

Facility-level just transition guidelines for banks draft report released

...when engaging their clients and other relevant stakeholders A scorecard to evaluate the quality of the plans designed by banks and their clients (to be available later). The Secretariat invites al...

21 Nov 2024

...ther producers have sued the Indian government over the regulations. They argue that fixed-price mechanisms distort the market. The outcome of the case will likely shape how India builds its recycling...

3 Dec 2025

...the US out of the UNFCCC unilaterally? Whether Trump can legally pull the US out of the UNFCCC without the consent of the Senate remains unclear. The US previously left the Paris Agreement during Tru...

14 Jan 2026

Typhoon Haiyan Devastates the Philippines

...the report said. The report recommended that governments improve the accessiblity and clarity of their adaptation planning processes, engaging investors early on so that they can be included in the de...

7 Mar 2025

...the one hand, there was broad social support for – using the revenues from extraction to address the social debt – and on the other hand, you had long-standing territorial movements defending their te...

10 Jun 2025

...the area they are in crisis due to the Iran-Israel conflict. The war has led Pakistan to close its border with Iran, disrupting both the inflow of fuel and the export of fish. This double blow has cri...

15 Jul 2025

...the Indonesian government should abandon the deal. “Walhi calls on the President of Indonesia to cancel the Reciprocal Trade Agreement with the United States, while fulfilling the state’s obligation t...

2 Apr 2026

...The suspension of new capacity replacement approvals in August 2024 further contributed to the exceptionally low approval volumes recorded that year. At the same time, the composition of new projects ...

24 Jun 2026

When a strait shakes a region: How the Western Asia crisis is rippling across the Asia-Pacific

...the Strait of Hormuz – is sending shockwaves across the global economy. It is not just another shipping route; it is the world’s most critical energy chokepoint. Every day, about one-fifth...

31 Mar 2026

...the expanding power and some of the frailties of Big Tech. During the biggest election year in history, when more than 60 countries went to the polls, the role of technology in the democratic process ...

2 Jan 2025

Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, chief corporate officer, Daya Selaras Group

...the reach of the app, so we are opening another waste management warehouse later this year in Bandung, West Java. The Bandung area has been affected by the decline of the textile industry and the gove...

16 Jul 2025

...these businesses are in Asia. The latest draft also addressed the SBTi’s position on the use of carbon credits, which last year drew significant protest from non-governmental organisations and even th...

22 Mar 2025

...the 10 mighty rivers in the region, including the Ganges, Indus, Mekong, Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. “Not only do one in two Asians live in these 10 river basins, but these basins are also economic po...

21 Mar 2025

...the space on their electric bikes is the only place that really belongs to them,” says Yu Kun. Another reason is their tight delivery schedules: resting on their bikes enables them to set off for pick...

15 Jul 2025

...the announcement of the Methane Abatement Partnership Roadmap at the COP29 climate change summit last November was both well- yet ill-timed. Announced by the European Commission – the European Union’s...

9 Apr 2025

...the country’s federal treasury. The Ministry of Finance will then transfer the money to the FDF as per its expenditure plan for the relevant fiscal year. The FDF will then transfer the money to the ac...

31 Dec 2024

...the rise in global energy storage by 2030. The rest will be covered by something called pumped hydropower, which involves pumping water to the higher of two reservoirs, then passing it down to the lo...

13 Nov 2024

A small-scale miner in Bicol, Philippines

...ther parties to be taking advantage of our rich resources in the region,” Uy told the Eco-Business Podcast. The Philippines is the second largest producer of nickel in the world, after Indonesia. The ...

20 Feb 2026

...their feed-in-tariffs (FITs) – the guaranteed payments that the government would pay for their contribution to the power grid. This situation raises concerns about Vietnam’s business environment and t...

24 Nov 2025

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