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International: Asia

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Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, southern Thailand with over 30 killed, tens of thousands displaced

5 Dec 2024

Severe floods caused by monsoon rains killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, officials said Tuesday, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anticipation of more heavy rain.

COP16: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification kicks off

4 Dec 2024

The Indian Minister for the Environment underlined efforts on land restoration, drought resilience Forests at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification this week.

Japan eyes cutting emissions by 60% by 2035 from 2013 levels

28 Nov 2024

The Japanese government said Monday it is considering cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by fiscal 2035 compared with fiscal 2013 levels.

Deadlock over climate finance is undermining Paris agreement, Singapore minister says

8 Nov 2024

Efforts by the United States and others to persuade more countries to contribute to a new global climate financing initiative risks undermining the Paris agreement, Singapore's Environment Minister Grace Fu told Reuters on Wednesday.

Japanese youth sue utilities over climate impact

29 Oct 2024

A group of 16 Japanese young people is suing utility firms over their carbon emissions, in the latest case worldwide of activists using courts to press for action on climate change.

Revealed: Biomass firm poised to clear Bornean rainforest for dubious ‘green’ energy

22 Oct 2024

Indonesia’s strategy for increasing renewable energy production could see Indigenous communities lose huge swathes of their forests to biomass plantations.

Woody biomass - a false climate solution and threat to Indonesia’s forests?

11 Oct 2024

A new report highlights the threat to Indonesia’s forests from industrial biomass demand.

Can carbon credits help close coal plants?

10 Oct 2024

A few dozen kilometres from the Philippine capital Manila sits a coal plant that some hope could be a model for how developing countries can quit the polluting fossil fuel.

Fossil fuel dominance of India’s power mix to end by 2030, says central bank

3 Oct 2024

India's burgeoning economy continues to be overwhelmingly powered by fossil fuels including coal, but that dominance will be consigned to the history books by end of this decade, according to the country's central bank.

This Japanese region is still recovering from a deadly earthquake. Now record rains have flooded its streets

25 Sep 2024

Record rainfall has brought deadly flooding and landslides to a coastal region of Japan still recovering from a devastating New Year’s Day earthquake.

How Indian farmers are embracing the power of floods

20 Sep 2024

As climate change causes intense and unpredictable rainfall, farmers are reviving an age-old agricultural method that sees them welcoming, rather than dreading, sudden inundations.

Financial instruments will promote carbon credit in India

19 Sep 2024

Carbon credits will play a key role in India's move towards reducing over 8,000 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and equivalent (CO2e) by 2030.

Tens of thousands in South Korea protest lack of climate progress

10 Sep 2024

More than 30,000 protesters gathered in South Korea's capital in broiling heat on Saturday, demanding more aggressive action by the government to combat global warming.

Heavy monsoon rains and floods kill at least 33 in south India and 5 children in Pakistan

5 Sep 2024

Heavy monsoon rains and floods have killed at least 33 people in southern India and five children in Pakistan over the past two days, authorities said.

Floods swamp Bangladesh as nation finds its feet after protests

27 Aug 2024

Floods triggered by torrential rains have swamped a swath of low-lying Bangladesh, adding to the new government's challenges after weeks of political turmoil.

South Korea boils in summer heat that may set new records

7 Aug 2024

As South Korea swelters under summer heat that looks set to break records, newspaper headlines are using words mostly reserved for describing high-heat culinary techniques.

Hopes of finding survivors wane after landslide deaths in India

2 Aug 2024

Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive waned as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day in southern India.

The great climate change wealth transfer is here

29 Jul 2024

There has rarely been a better time to be a seller of fossil fuels — nor a worse time to be exposed to their effects.

Why Asia's future hinges on a collective approach to sustainable finance

25 Jul 2024

Asia is experiencing significant health crises due to climate change, causing disruptions in productivity, increasing healthcare costs and undermining workforce stability.

Can digital payments help countries adapt to climate change?

18 Jul 2024

For thousands of farmers in the Philippines, climate change is a direct threat to their livelihoods.

Flooding in northern Bangladesh displaces 40,000 people, shuts schools

11 Jul 2024

Flooding in Bangladesh has swept away homes and shug schools, displacing tens of thousands of people.

The ‘fearless young activists’ thrown in jail for climate campaigns in Cambodia

9 Jul 2024

They are young and passionate about protecting Cambodia’s rich and ecologically fragile environment.

More people in India faced climate change-induced extreme heat in June than any other country: Study

3 Jul 2024

Around 619 million people in India bore the brunt of a severe heatwave between June 16 and June 24, followed by 579 million people in China.

How is climate change influencing voters in India's election?

28 May 2024

Voters in India, from the rain-drenched Himalayas in the north to the sweltering, dry south, are looking for politicians who promise relief, stability and resilience to the wide-ranging and damaging effects of a warming climate.

Heatwave alert for next four days in Delhi, govt tells schools to call early vacations

23 May 2024

Delhi sweltered under a heatwave as temperatures soared above 46°C, prompting a red alert extension till Friday and school closures for summer vacations.

Climate change made the deadly heatwaves across Asia more frequent and extreme

20 May 2024

Throughout April and continuing into May 2024, extreme record-breaking heat led to severe impacts across the Asian continent, hitting millions of highly vulnerable people.

India projects biggest power shortfall in 14 years in June

17 May 2024

India is projecting its biggest power shortfall in 14 years in June after a slump in hydropower generation, and is racing to avoid outages.

Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above average rainfall

9 May 2024

Pakistan has recorded its wettest April since 1961, with more than double the usual rainfall for the month, the national weather centre said.

An estimated 40 people are dying each day in Myanmar as heat lingers in region

8 May 2024

Animals are at risk from a lack of water in a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary as soaring temperatures linger over most of Southeast Asia.

India reported over 75,000 forest fires in April

7 May 2024

A senior official said a warmer than usual April and a drier winter this year are the reasons for sudden surge in forest fires.

Indonesian government revokes Rimba Raya REDD project’s license

2 May 2024

The Indonesian government has revoked the license of the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve Project, which has issued more than 33.6 million carbon credits since 2013, for violating local regulations.

Asia is officially the most ‘disaster-prone’ region in the world

26 Apr 2024

Asia has to cope with more disasters than any other part of the world, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

Battling climate change, Japan looks to seagrass for carbon capture

26 Apr 2024

Some 100 volunteers gathered on a popular beach in the Japanese port city of Yokohama, wading in the shallows to plant strands of light-green eelgrass on the seabed.

How can India hold elections when it’s too hot to vote?

24 Apr 2024

Sweltering heat is keeping some voters away. Changing the system is a risk worth taking.

Climate change is political and we must treat it that way

22 Apr 2024

OPINION: Global warming is still far from being an election issue — and therein lies the problem.

Death toll from four days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with more rain on the forecast

19 Apr 2024

The heaviest downpour in decades flooded villages on Pakistan’s southwestern coast. Flash floods have also killed dozens of people in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Japan considers 66% emissions cuts by 2035 in new energy plan, report says

18 Apr 2024

Japan will consider slashing emissions by 66 per cent by fiscal year 2035, from 2013 levels, as the nation kicks off a review of its energy mix strategy.

Don’t forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged

15 Apr 2024

At home on a flood-prone island in northern Bangladesh, Ms Mosammat Shahina and her family take refuge from frequent inundations on a boat, causing upheaval that adds to her domestic workload.

India’s supreme court expands ‘right to life’ to include protection against climate change

11 Apr 2024

In another landmark climate decision, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that an individual’s “right to life” includes protection against the impacts of climate change.

Climate disasters decimate Mongolian livestock

10 Apr 2024

Millions of livestock have perished as climate change exacerbates impacts of extreme winter weather in Mongolia, crippling nomadic communities that rely on the animals for income and threatening wider economic damage.

A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant

28 Mar 2024

Five times the size of Paris. Visible from space. The world’s biggest energy plant. Enough electricity to power Switzerland.

India calls for $1 trillion per year climate finance from next year, submits its proposal to the UNFCCC

15 Mar 2024

India in its latest submission to the UN climate body has called for developed countries to provide “at least” $1 trillion per year in climate finance to developing countries from 2025.

New report details rights abuses in Cambodia’s Southern Cardamom REDD+ project

14 Mar 2024

Human Rights Watch has detailed forced evictions, property destruction and violence against Indigenous communities living within a REDD+ carbon offset project area in southwest Cambodia.

Climate change pushes Malaysia’s coastal fishermen away from the sea

11 Mar 2024

On an overcast morning six years ago, Mohammad Ridhwan Mohd Yazid was on his way back to Malaysia’s southern Johor coast when his small fishing boat was caught in a sudden storm.

Toyota is hitting the gas on hybrids as EV sales cool. But what does that mean for the planet?

11 Mar 2024

It was just over a year ago that Toyota appeared to acknowledge it had dropped the ball on electric vehicles.

Qatar announces new gas field expansion

27 Feb 2024

Qatar has announced new plans to expand output from the world’s biggest natural gas field, saying it will boost capacity to 142 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) before 2030.

Climate change-fueled winter extremes put 90% of this country at 'high risk'

26 Feb 2024

So far this year upward of 2 million livestock animals have died, according to official statistics.

Kazakhstan: Methane mega-leak went on for months

19 Feb 2024

An estimated 127,000 tonnes of methane escaped when a blowout started a fire that raged for over six months last year at a remote well in Kazakhstan.

India will be world's biggest oil demand growth driver through 2030, IEA says

9 Feb 2024

India is expected to be the largest driver of global oil demand growth between 2023 and 2030, narrowly taking the lead from top importer China.

Saudi Arabia ditches plan to raise oil production

1 Feb 2024

World’s biggest exporter says it will no longer seek to increase output to 13mn barrels a day.

Australia
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Australian Labor Party under internal pressure to commit to at least 70% emissions reduction by 2035

Fri 12 Sep 2025

The party’s grassroots campaigners have urged its leadership to ignore business warnings about the cost of setting an ‘ambitious’ target.

United States
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US warns nations to reject ship fuel emissions deal or face tariffs

5 Sep 2025

The United States has warned countries to reject a United Nations plan aimed at cutting fuel emissions from ships or face retaliation in the form of tariffs, port levies, and visa restrictions, according to U.S. and European officials.

China
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China on course to peak fossil fuel power as soon as this year, reports say

Thu 11 Sep 2025

The Asian nation’s energy transition is entering a new phase, with soaring renewables reducing demand for fossil fuels, analysis shows.

Europe
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Why mega-polluters have little to fear from the European Central Bank and its new climate policy

Fri 12 Sep 2025

The European Central Bank plans to raise borrowing costs for climate offenders – but a new FTM analysis shows that big polluters such as Shell will barely feel it.

United Kingdom
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Ex-actor Zack Polanski's unusual path to become UK Green Party's new leader

Tue 9 Sep 2025

Zack Polanski has stormed to victory in the Green Party leadership election on a platform promising bold communication and "eco-populism".

Canada
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Carney government noncommittal about Canada meeting 2030 climate goals

Tue 9 Sep 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney would not say Monday whether Canada will meet its climate goals under the Paris agreement by 2030, as his government faces criticism over his emission-reduction plans.

Pacific
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Australian PM says Vanuatu security, climate agreement delayed

Thu 11 Sep 2025

PM Anthony Albanese says he won’t sign Nakamal Agreement in Vanuatu, despite recent high-level talks on the pact.

Antarctic/Arctic
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Iconic Antarctic species at risk amid 'regime shift', with 'rapid and self-perpetuating changes'

22 Aug 2025

Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment.

Africa
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Second Africa Climate Summit seeks to jump hurdles to green industrialisation

Wed 10 Sep 2025

A report on progress since the first summit in 2023 says financial, infrastructure and trade obstacles are hampering “climate-positive growth” on the continent.

South America
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Brazil implores businesses to attend COP30 climate summit, despite 'second thoughts' amid Trump backlash

5 Sep 2025

November's COP30 summit comes at a precarious time for climate action, as companies back away from environmental initiatives, and attacks on green energy by President Trump.

United Nations
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UN pushes countries for new climate targets this month

Tue 9 Sep 2025

The United Nations urged countries on Wednesday to set more ambitious climate plans during this month, seeking to pressure major economies including the EU and China ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit.

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