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Commentary: The push for climate taxes is getting real at COP29 in Baku
WHAT DOES THIS ADD UP TO? It is not clear this money would go to countries needing help to deal…
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Tens of thousands in South Korea protest lack of climate progress
SEOUL: More than 30,000 protesters gathered in South Korea’s capital in broiling heat on Saturday (Sep 7), demanding more aggressive…
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Commentary: US-China tensions make it harder for Southeast Asia to go green
A case in point is the 2022 US Commerce Department investigation into eight solar panel companies in Southeast Asia (Malaysia,…
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Singapore will not claim from climate loss and damage fund despite facing rising sea levels: Grace Fu
Last month, it announced a plan to reclaim around 800ha of land – the size of over 1,000 football fields…
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Commentary: Why China’s clean energy boom matters for global climate action
HOW DID CHINA BOOST CLEAN ENERGY SO FAST? China’s huge domestic market and large-scale deployment of wind and solar contribute…
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COP28: Singapore reaffirms commitment to domestic climate action, global collaboration
SINGAPORE: The 2015 Paris Agreement provided the framework for all the world’s nations, including Singapore, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line…
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‘Why would they build another one?’: Indonesia ramps up clean energy while adding coal power plants
Indonesia should focus on renewable energy to meet its future electricity needs, argued Mr Putra Adhiguna of the US-based think…
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Private sector crucial in the battle against climate change: ADB special advisor
Many of the world’s poorest countries are the least responsible for climate issues, but are bearing the brunt of the…
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UK PM Sunak defends climate policy shift
LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday (Sep 21) insisted he was “not slowing down efforts” to tackle climate…
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Soaring temperatures to deadly floods: Is recent extreme weather the ‘new normal’?
“What really struck me is how widespread these anomalies have been in June and July,” said Prof Lindesay. “To find…
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