Topic
Environment
Pakistan FM Seeks Compensation for Damages Caused by Floods
By Kevin Chan and Munir Ahmed
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called for debts owed by developing countries to rich countries to be written off, allowing them to spend that money on clean energy.
South Asia Is Missing out on the Clean Energy Transition
By Muhammad Salar Khan and Ammar A. Malik
Countries in South Asia must be technologically empowered in their fight against climate change, but new investments have stagnated.
Bangladesh Balances Energy Needs With Climate, Conservation
By Julhas Alam, Al-Emrun and Sibi Arasu
While the coal-fired Rampal power plant will generate 1,320 megawatts of electricity it will destroy mangrove forests, a natural barrier against climate change.
Why Asia Needs ‘Just Climate Finance’
By Mickey Eva
We are now facing not just a climate crisis, but also an inequality crisis. COP27 must address both challenges by financing a just climate transition.
Uranium Exploration Stepped Up In India’s Northeast
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
India’s emphasis on uranium exploration assumes importance in the context of goals set by the government to harness non-fossil energy.
Delhi Battles Dangerous Levels of Air Pollution
By Ashok Sharma and Shonal Ganguly
The air quality index in the capital was over 470, considered "severe" and more than 10 times the global safety threshold.
Climate Migration: Nomads Move to Towns in Warming Ladakh
By Aijaz Hussain
Shifting weather patterns have already altered people's lives through floods, landslides and droughts in this inhospitable but beautiful mountain region.
Xi Jinping’s Energy Policy: Contradictions and Caveats
By Bonnie Girard
Xi has made big promises on China's emissions and energy mix, but his work report at the 20th Party Congress suggests neither is a top priority.
Is It Time for Jacinda Ardern to Head to the Middle East?
By Geoffrey Miller
Since becoming New Zealand’s prime minister, she has not attended a U.N. climate change conference, or visited the Middle East. She could do both by traveling to Egypt later this month.
‘China’s Next Act’: Sustainability and Technology in China’s Rise
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Scott M. Moore.
Why China Won’t Play Power Politics With the US at COP 27
By Taylah Bland
With comparisons no longer in its favor on climate leadership, Beijing will stick to promoting its existing commitments.
The Anatomy of Pakistan’s 2022 Floods
By Mariyam Suleman Anees
Pakistan just experienced one of the most devastating floods in its history. Could the government have prevented some of the losses?