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Exclusive As the Philippines prepared to release its updated nationally determined contributions in April, officials ordered further consultations after the Middle East crisis severely disrupted the country’s oil and gas supply, said Romell Cuenca, deputy executive director of the Climate Change Commission.

Gap between principle and practice risks widening if the country does not more fully include Indigenous people in its climate action plan.

The Philippines signed its first legal framework for trading carbon credits. Experts caution that key rules for measuring and approving emission cuts are still missing.

India’s withdrawal from hosting COP33 reflects shifting climate diplomacy priorities – as finance gaps, geopolitical tensions and rising expectations reshape global climate negotiations.

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As national systems rapidly expand in the region, the challenge and opportunity is to align them into an interoperable network that can unlock efficient, trusted, and scalable global climate finance. By Mandy Rambharos

The 48th Asean Summit in Cebu closed last week vowing “just” energy transition yet fossil fuel dependence and “green extractivism” deepen inequalities. By Aryanto Nugroho and Angela Asuncion

COP30 agreed to triple adaptation finance, but the fashion industry needs adaptation measures now. By Jason Judd and Kalpona Akter

China wants to lead the climate agenda on its own terms – exporting clean tech and influence, while sidestepping tougher cuts and accountability. By Alex Lo

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The convergence of the compliance and voluntary markets, demand for high-quality carbon credits and efforts to raise the bar on project credibility mean the conditions are right for a market rebound, observers said at the GenZero Climate Summit in Singapore.

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A small-scale miner in Bicol, Philippines

Critical minerals will be central to this year’s Asean meetings, said environment assistant secretary Noralene Uy, as the Philippines ushers the region towards domestic processing as summit chair.

Exclusive The economist and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network told the Eco-Business Podcast how China’s green industrial and financial capabilities can help accelerate Southeast Asia's transition to net zero.

EB Studio Capping methane release in the oil and gas sector is one of the fastest – and cheapest – ways to tackle climate change. But measurement mandates are first needed to abate the dangerous climate agitant in Southeast Asia, Viknesh Andiappan and Shareen Yawanarajah tell the EB Podcast.

At the close of COP30, nations agreed to triple adaptation finance by 2035, while the fund for loss and damage appeared to remain sidelined. Lidy Nacpil, a long-time attendee of the climate conference, explains why.

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