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Alarmed over US’ shifting priorities, EU steps up defence and seeks new trade partners
With the Trump administration touting an America First agenda, the EU said it is now the United Nations’ most reliable…
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Corruption threatens climate action, watchdog warns
BERLIN: Corruption threatens to “derail” global cooperation to tackle climate change, graft watchdog Transparency International warned in a report on Tuesday…
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Trump reversing climate action progress will have domestic and international ramifications, experts say
GLOBAL IMPACT With the US repealing its participation in the Paris Agreement, countries’ faith in the pact, which binds 196…
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Commentary: In era of Trump 2.0 and US-China competition, Pacific Islands have a unique voice
One tool was to strengthen overlapping minilateral alliances, such as AUKUS and the Quad. Others were newly created, such as…
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Commentary: US will leave a void in climate leadership. Can China fill it?
MONEY TALKS China can also play a bigger role in climate finance – the overarching theme at the COP29 climate…
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EU raises cash offer to poor nations in deadlocked climate talks
BAKU: The European Union on Saturday (Nov 23) raised an offer by rich nations to help poor countries worst hit by…
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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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