#climate law 新闻
In the aftermath of typhoons Kalmaegi and Fung-wong, mismanaged climate funds and weak infrastructure leave communities exposed to disaster.
The move comes as Thailand is finalising its first-ever Climate Change Act, which is expected to create a legal framework for greenhouse gas reduction, a national climate fund and mechanisms such as carbon trading.
Under proposed amendments to the Meteorological Act, the island’s Central Weather Administration aims to legally recognise extreme heat as a form of disaster weather amid growing climate risks.
The legislative surge came after the country created the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, consolidating responsibilities that were previously split between multiple agencies.
#climate law 观点
Thailand’s Climate Change Act is timely and responsive to public concern, but the current version is a frail gesture addressing a complex problem.
As lobbyists flood plastic treaty talks, negotiators must uphold the rule of law to prevent corporate capture, including existing guidelines to stop the tobacco industry — a major source of plastic waste — from influencing policies.
Although most people care deeply about addressing the climate crisis, only a minority of respondents in recent surveys trust their governments to achieve a fair and just net-zero transition.
Climate litigation is steadily growing in China, but a different approach from the Global North, involving the proactive role of state agencies, could be more effective in ensuring compliance with climate policies across local governments.
#climate law 播客
The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to reporters Nadiah Rosli, Adelia Dinda Sani, Gerald Flynn and Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez about funding limits, data access, and reporting against the odds in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions.
Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.
The new head of Japan and Southeast Asia for ClientEarth tells the Eco-Business Podcast how the law can be used to hold polluters to account in the world's biggest emitting region. She also says it's time the legal profession faced scrutiny for greenwashing.
