Corruption News
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Why attacks on environment defenders should scare big business2018 was another deadly year for people defending their land and the environment against big business—nowhere more so than in the Philippines. But killing environment defenders is bad for business. Here's why. -
Corruption and coal dug up in IndonesiaProsecutors have indicted the head of a national power firm, raising hopes of a dirty energy clean-up.
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Despite fiery campaign rhetoric, Chinese-backed projects in Malaysia steam aheadIn his first months in office, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad suspended Chinese projects like a railway line that raised serious concerns for environmentalists. But since then, the Malaysian leader has seemed to have changed his anti-Chinese stance. -
Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water futureFacing growing water stress and worried about tensions over imports from Malaysia, Singapore is harnessing innovative technology and policy to shore up its water supplies.
Corruption Opinion
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Civil society organisations are learning to track climate adaptation spending to ensure it reaches the communities who need it mostPolicy & Finance
Civil society organisations are learning to track climate adaptation spending to ensure it reaches the communities who need it most
– How can countries in the frontlines of climate change maximise their limited international and public finance as effectively as possible? Nisha Krishnan of World Resources Institute discusses. -
Fighting climate change means fighting organised crime– While almost every government in the world has recognized the need to move to a carbon-free economy, another front in the climate crisis has gone largely ignored. Without a concerted effort to crack down on the criminal activities that are threatening natural carbon sinks such as the Amazon basin, emissions reductions could be for naught. -
Why covering the environment is one of the most dangerous beats in journalism– Environmental controversies often involve influential business and economic interests, political battles, criminal activities, anti-government insurgents or corruption, which can be dangerous for journalists reporting on them.
Videos
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Australia's activists call for fossil-free politics– Far too many Australian politicians receive financial support from, and give subsidies to, the fossil fuel industry, say climate campaigners. A new initiative by 350.org Australia calls for pollution-free politics in the country.
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Hong Kong’s ivory smuggling haven exposed– Non-profit groups WildAid and African Wildlife Foundation have released a video containing undercover footage, exposing ivory laundering in Hong Kong and the loopholes in its regulations on smuggled tusks.
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