Surging consumption of natural resources accounts for half of the world's planet-heating emissions and over 90 per cent of the world's biodiversity loss.
Across Southeast Asia, social enterprises are helping narrow inequality and create livelihood opportunities. But governments could be supporting ethical business the wrong way.
Ralph Regenvanu –
Asking nations hit by storms to buy insurance against them is like making victims of car accidents—rather than drivers—pay the costs.
Sri Wening Handayani –
Cash transfer programs, efficient government expenditure and capacity building are ways in which communities across Asia can receive adequate social protection and meet their basic needs.
President Donald Trump is introducing tariffs on imports to the United States, and the European Union could respond in kind. But this overlooks a key challenge in the 21st Century—ensuring economies respect the planet's natural boundaries. What can Europe do?
Too high or too low? Singapore's carbon tax bill was passed this year, but questions around its level of ambition, and therefore effectiveness, linger.
Pollution is responsible for 16 per cent of all deaths globally, but has been accepted as the price to pay for economic development. How can we enable developing countries to avoid this foul development trajectory?
Owen Agnew, NexusMedia –
Automakers are touting overseas investments in electric vehicles, even as they lobby for lower fuel standards in the United States.
Medilyn Manibo –
At the UN Climate Summit, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio delivered a stern message to government leaders, telling them to stop ignoring the reality of climate change. Watch his speech here:
KPMG has created The Green Tax Index to increase awareness of the complex, fragmented and rapidly evolving green tax landscape worldwide. It aims to encourage companies to explore the opportunities ...
