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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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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...
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...
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
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...
Asian Monsoon is Transforming Due to Climate Change and Pollution
The Asian monsoon is vital to safeguard harvests and water supplies and to generate energy. But, climate change is making it unpredictable.
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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...
Smog In Lahore Threatens the City’s Residents
Lahore's air quality regularly reaches hazardous levels for the city's residents. This highlights similar issues across major cities in India and Pakistan, creating a significant...
Human Development Day at COP29: Investing in People
The Baku Initiative on Human Development for Climate Resilience aims to catalyse investment in people’s education, skills, health and well-being to build resilience and fuel...
COP29 Linked Peace With Climate But Struggled To Deliver on Both
There is a profound link between war conflicts and climate change, including emissions, environmental degradation, resource destruction and forced migration. These mutually reinforcing dynamics exacerbate...