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As negotiators arrive in Dubai, doubts persist about the decision to hold UN climate talks in a major oil-producing nation.

Action continues to fall far short of pledges, even as temperature and greenhouse gas records are repeatedly broken.

The yawning gap between the cost of adapting to climate change and the finance available is becoming a chasm, experts warn ahead of COP28.

Ahead of COP28, UN-backed scientists warn that to avoid six irreversible climatic and ecological changes, the root causes must be addressed.

By Charles Pekow

By Joydeep Gupta

By Orla Dwyer

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in climate finance promises and realities presents an obstacle to a stronger action. By Michael Dolan

Both countries must address a lack of awareness among farmers, limited access to machinery and sticking to traditional practices. International funding can better equip these efforts. By Abdul Waheed Bhutto

As countries prepare to meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution, the perspectives of South Asia must be heard loud and clear. By Dharmesh Shah

Well-told human-interest stories are key to moving readers and prompting climate action. How to write them in China? By Cui Zheng

By Anushiya J and Indu K Murthy

By Kate Yeo

By Jessica Cheam

By Arabesque

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At this year's Eco Action Day Industry Roundtable 2018, participants discussed how to build more creative and resourceful industries and infrastructure for a more sustainable Singapore.

A child in Leyte Philippines, aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan

Despite strenuous efforts by many rich governments, loss and damage due to climate change is evident everywhere; UN environment and climate bodies suggest some ways to deal with it.

A new National Geographic documentary highlights how Asia is financing the killings of elephants in Africa with the region's increasing demand for ivory.

Three Indian students have devised a simple yet innovative technology that uses solar energy to dry food, reducing spoilage and alleviating rural poverty

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