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Environmental Issues In Indonesia: A Growing Concern
Indonesia's mix of geographic location, large population and historically poor government environmental oversight have caused significant issues to grow over the last several decades. Now,...
Air Pollution in India: Devastating Health Effects
India may be turning a corner towards improving its air pollution levels, despite the country being far from claiming victory over its deadly smog.
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The Human Impact on the Environment
The Earth's natural systems make the planet hospitable for human life. However, our actions are degrading these natural systems and pushing the planet to the...
COP29 Unpacked: Did We Move the Needle on Climate Action? – Podcast
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon In this episode, we take you through the key highlights of COP29. From climate finance debates to the inclusion of indigenous...
Arctic Sea Ice is Melting: Impacts on Asia and Possible Solutions
Arctic ice is melting at an unprecedented rate, threatening to cause a chain of devastating feedback loops. While solutions to address the problem exist, they...
COP29 Outcomes: ‘Finance COP’ Ends In Divide
COP29 ended in a flurry of talks to hammer out the updated climate finance goal, which ended on a contentious note. However, significant progress was...
Extreme Weather
Typhoon Yagi is Asia’s Latest Climate Change-Fuelled Disaster
Scientists attribute the severity of Typhoon Yagi, which has caused widespread devastation and impacted millions in Vietnam, directly to human-driven climate change.
South Asia Succumbs to the Heavy Rain, Highlighting the Need For Urgent Adaptation Action
South Asia can’t catch a break, battling climate disasters one after another. After weeks-long heatwaves with temperatures at the threshold of human survivability, countries have...
Typhoon Gaemi Linked to Climate Change by Imperial College Storm Model
The IRIS rapid attribution analysis links Typhoon Gaemi to human-caused global warming. This highlights the impact of climate change on storm intensity and the importance...
Economics
Climate Change in Mexico: Impacts and Lacklustre Policies
Climate change has already impacted Mexico, and projections show that these impacts will grow during the coming century. However, Mexico's climate policy is inadequate, raising...
‘Heatflation’ is Driving Up Food Prices. What Can Be Done?
Heatflation is here, and vulnerable communities will suffer the most from rising food prices and undernourishment without collective global climate action.
Saudi Arabia’s Environmental Issues: At Odds With Fossil Fuels
Saudi Arabia is facing significant climate change-related issues, yet it is one of the world's top oil-producing countries. This juxtaposition will be a major economic...
Nature
Climate Change’s Impacts on Himalayan Glaciers – Podcast
Attributions speaks with Finu Shrestha at ICIMOD about climate change's impacts on Himalayan glaciers and water security.
Universal Forest License Could Multiply Environmental Issues in Indonesia
Deforestation has long been one of the greatest environmental issues in Indonesia. The country’s biofuel drive threatens large areas of forests.
COP28: Band-Aid Solutions While Natural Ecosystems Are On Edge
At COP28, leaders demonstrated more ambition than any previous conference to date regarding natural ecosystem preservation. Yet, the feet dragging on the fossil fuel phaseout...
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Gender and Women Day at COP29: Climate Finance Must be Gender Just
This year's "finance COP" must ensure resources address gender inequities and reach women-led organisations. However, advocates warn of pushback against women's rights and participation.
COP29 Fails To Deliver For Indigenous Peoples
While Indigenous peoples were intended to be in the spotlight of COP29, they ended up sidelined. Aside from several isolated events and calls for respecting...
Tourism Milestone: 50 Nations Back Climate Action at COP29
COP29 is the first climate conference in history to focus on discussing tourism and climate change. While this is a good first step, the proportions...
Agriculture at COP29: Agri-food System Transformation
The developments during COP29’s dedicated Food, Agriculture, and Water Day proved a small step in the right direction to give farmers hope that their struggles...