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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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Commentary: ASEAN shouldn’t have high expectations of new G7 climate club
However, such voluntary clubs are often open to the free-riding problem mentioned above, making them less effective as climate governance…
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Yellen stresses ‘fair’ rules, communication in Beijing meetings
BEIJING: The United States and China, the world’s two biggest economies, must compete fairly and communicate closely to avoid misunderstandings,…
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