Asia

Over 100 deaths a day: UN warns of air pollution's toll on young children in East Asia, Pacific

Monday - More than 100 children under the age of five die each day in East Asia and the Pacific from air pollution-related causes, said Unicef on Feb 6, in a call for urgent action to cut deadly emissions, toughen air quality standards and improve health systems.

Lack of financial support would force India to reduce climate ambition

5 Feb 25 - The failure of the developed countries to commit adequate amounts of climate finance at last year's climate conference in Baku might force India to temper the ambition of its climate targets for 2035, the government said Friday.

'Catastrophic' 2023 lake outburst in India driven by glacial melt and permafrost thaw

3 Feb 25 - Climate change played a key role in the "catastrophic" 2023 floods in the Himalayan state of Sikkim in India, a new study says.

Record-breaking Philippines typhoon season was ‘supercharged’ by climate change

16 Dec 24 - This year’s record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines – which saw six consecutive storm systems hit the country in under a month – was “supercharged” by climate change, according to a rapid attribution study.

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

5 Dec 24 - 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 24 - 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 24 - 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 24 - 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...

Japanese youth sue utilities over climate impact

29 Oct 24 - 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 24 - 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 24 - A new report highlights the threat to Indonesia’s forests from industrial biomass demand.

Can carbon credits help close coal plants?

10 Oct 24 - 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 24 - 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...

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

25 Sep 24 - 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 24 - 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 24 - 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 24 - 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 24 - 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 24 - 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.