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In his third state of the nation address, Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr urged lawmakers to enact an enabling law for the climate fund, but advocates lament lack of climate justice among his priorities.

The climate-vulnerable nation will host the global fund's board, while its secretariat will be hosted by the World Bank for the next four years.

Bangladesh's congested capital Dhaka joins the ranks of South Asian cities drawing up plans to prepare for a hotter, wetter future.

The broad scope of the text could make it hard for countries to agree on a new climate fund target at COP29, say observers in Bonn.

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A new international tax taskforce is exploring tax policies that could finance sustainable development and climate action. This could pave the way for a fair taxation system that would accelerate a just transition. By Laurence Tubiana

In today’s fragmented world, the Loss and Damage Fund could easily be derailed. But it is in our common interest to assist the most climate-vulnerable countries with recovery and reconstruction. By Monique Barbut and Robert Filipp

Wealthy nations’ overconsumption is destroying nature, but is often not accounted for by ‘loss and damage’. By Dilys Roe

An exit from coal, oil and gas must happen equitably, or it will not happen at all. By Brandon Wu

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In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.

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