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Embracing Reuse Solutions: A Path Forward for Asia in the Global Plastic Treaty

Embracing Reuse Solutions: A Path Forward for Asia in the Global Plastic Treaty

By Rahyang Nusantara
Pioneering efforts in Asian countries seek to phase out single-use plastics for reusable alternatives.
Landslides Caused by Heavy Rains Kill 93, Bury Many Others in Southern India

Landslides Caused by Heavy Rains Kill 93, Bury Many Others in Southern India

By Sheikh Saaliq
The landslides hit hilly areas in Kerala state’s Wayanad district early Tuesday, flattening houses, uprooting trees, and destroying bridges.

Booming Indonesian Nickel Industry Faces Challenges Ahead

Booming Indonesian Nickel Industry Faces Challenges Ahead

By Nugroho Adi Sasongko
The world's largest nickel producer will have to manage its global trading strategies while addressing concerns over the environment at home.

Assam’s Forest Cover Shrinks as Its Government Flouts Indian Environmental Norms

Assam’s Forest Cover Shrinks as Its Government Flouts Indian Environmental Norms

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Despite interventions by courts and green tribunals, the government persists in diverting forest land for commercial and other activities.

Sri Lanka’s Underappreciated Asset: Offshore Natural Gas

Sri Lanka’s Underappreciated Asset: Offshore Natural Gas

By Thomas L. Davis and Amila Sandaruwan Ratnayake
Developing natural gas resources will help the country overcome its economic crisis, provide energy security, and lower carbon dioxide emissions.
The Intensifying Impacts of Upstream Dams on the Mekong

The Intensifying Impacts of Upstream Dams on the Mekong

By Nguyen Minh Quang, Nguyen Phuong Nguyen, Le Minh Hieu, and James Borton
The Mekong Delta of Vietnam stands to be most in danger in the time of accelerating and intersecting impacts from climate change and hydropower. 

Can China’s Green Electricity Certificates Boost Demand for Renewable Energy?

Can China’s Green Electricity Certificates Boost Demand for Renewable Energy?

By Chris Hankin
New rules for GECs will make the marketplace more robust as China works to increase renewable energy consumption nationwide.
Philippines Plans to Siphon Oil Cargo From Sunken Tanker to Avert ‘Environmental Catastrophe’

Philippines Plans to Siphon Oil Cargo From Sunken Tanker to Avert ‘Environmental Catastrophe’

By Jim Gomez
The tanker Terra Nova sank Thursday after midnight in Manila Bay with about 1.4 million liters (370,000 gallons) of industrial fuel oil stored in watertight tanks. 

What the Third Plenum Means for China’s Decarbonization Effort

What the Third Plenum Means for China’s Decarbonization Effort

By Chris Hankin
As the share of renewables grows, China is shifting from controlling energy consumption to controlling carbon emissions specifically.

China’s Wind Power Firms Are Advancing in Europe – For Now

China’s Wind Power Firms Are Advancing in Europe – For Now

By Chris Hankin
Chinese turbine manufacturers are rapidly expanding in Europe, but it’s a race against the clock as tariffs loom.

Supply Chain Disruption: A Key Trigger for India’s Plea for Climate Change Action 

Supply Chain Disruption: A Key Trigger for India’s Plea for Climate Change Action 

By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
The serious impact of climate change on India’s economic aspiration has begun to figure on the government’s agenda or at least in its public pronouncements.
Indonesia’s Massive Metals Build-out Is Felling the Forest for Batteries

Indonesia’s Massive Metals Build-out Is Felling the Forest for Batteries

By Victoria Milko, Ed Davey, and Camille Fassett
Where developers build Indonesia’s vast nickel-processing plants, surrounding forest disappears twice as fast: “The damage to the environment is devastating.”

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