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China’s Belt and Road Initiative will make or break global climate fightDespite its claims of being green, most BRI money is still flowing into fossil fuel projects and traditional transport, evidence from a new WRI study shows. -
Renewable brew: Indonesian geothermal project energises women coffee growersThe coffee-growing communities have a matrilineal culture with women playing a key role in society and where a property is passed to the eldest daughter.
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What the invisible nutrition crisis means for AsiaStudies have shown that higher CO2 levels in the atmosphere could make our food less nutritious, causing zinc deficiency among 175 million more people. What does this mean for Asia, home to some of the most food insecure people in the world? -
How e-commerce is changing us and our planetAll over the world, online shopping has become part of daily life, but have we thought about its impact on the planet and society as we know it?
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It’s clean, powerful and available: Are you ready for hydrogen energy?– Asian Development Bank's Yongping Zhai discusses how renewable energy, such as hydropower, could be key to helping developing countries unlock the potential of hydrogen. -
Digital solutions for designing liveable cities– Sunghoon Kris Moon of Asian Development Bank writes how city planners in the region are using smart solutions to allow digital technology to connect infrastructure and services to the people. -
Deep clean: How ‘blue finance’ can save our oceans– As the world’s oceans remain under threat, Asian Development Bank's Ingrid van Wees discusses what wide ranging projects and innovative financing are needed to clean up the seas before it is too late.
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Typhoon Haiyan damage underscores cost of climate change– Yeb Saño, head of the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines, attributes typhoon to climate change and calls for international community to implement a 'loss and damage' mechanism
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