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Eufrocinio Bernabe Jr, assistant secretary at the Department of Finance, making a pitch for the Maharlika Investment Fund at 'Unlocking capital for sustainability' Philippines, says it is an additional source of capital for renewables.

EB Studio Decades of logging, urbanisation and land conversion have destroyed Philippine forests. While there are local efforts to repopulate deforested areas, the country is still trying to strike a better balance between meeting the needs of society and putting nature first

The Philippines plans to push green skills in manufacturing and construction - but training for workers has been delayed.

Companies like brick makers and garment manufacturers benefit from green and sustainable loans to cut emissions, climate impacts.

By Gabrielle See

Thomson Reuters Foundation

By Liang Lei

By Jiang Mengnan

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Oil and gas fields located in Tarim Basin in central Xinjiang, China.

Volatility in oil and gas markets has been devastating for middle-income energy exporters, which produce nearly half of the world’s oil and gas. As the world shifts to renewables, these countries must adopt strategies to ensure that the transition does not harm workers and communities. By Carlos Lopes

Surabaya has increased the focus on city greening

The Indonesian city of Surabaya put in public parks where others put in buildings. It is now reaping the creative, economic and cooling benefits. By Martiwi Diah Setiawati

Covid-19 rapid testing in Hanoi, Viet Nam

The world's imperfect responses to climate change, biodiversity loss, the Covid-19 pandemic, rising energy and food costs, and war reveal international systems in dire need of redesign. By Margaret Kuhlow

What's missing from the post-pandemic rebuilding efforts is a major meeting of world and business leaders. G20 and the United Nations should step up to the task. Green hydrogen, jobs and help for the vulnerable should be key focus areas. By Lolwah Al-Khater and Brian Finlay

By Gernot Wagner and Tom Brookes

By Tim Ha

UN News Centre

By John Mathews, Elizabeth Thurbon and Hao Tan, Sung-Young Kim

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The populous coal-rich powerhouse has six months to tell investors how it plans to spend G7 money to decarbonise equitably. We ask experts about the risks, strategy, and opportunities.

Green School students visit a school in Bali, Indonesia

Most schools only teach the science of climate change. Green School gives the skills needed to live in a warming world. Eco-Business asked Green School's Leslie Medema how to be real with children about climate change without scaring them.

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