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Tech and AI are changing the climate equation – for the worse
If not addressed, the skyrocketing growth of AI and cloud computing will derail emissions commitments.
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15 Nov 2024
Is Southeast Asia ready for a regional power grid?
Australia is in pole position to partner with the region on cross-border electricity supply. -
24 Oct 2024
China’s cleantech investment in the US: Leg-up or security threat?
Security hawks have struggled to articulate a compelling case for completely pulling up the drawbridge. -
21 Oct 2024
Central Asia: An emerging battlefield for strategic minerals
The region’s rare earth elements are in demand, but ties with Russia and China mean diversifying is easier said than done. -
15 Oct 2024
The ripple effects of EU deforestation laws in Southeast Asia
The region's palm oil industry needs to move with the times. But meeting the challenges will take a group effort. -
7 Oct 2024
Unhealthy competition in green technology
Trade with China in green technology is essential if the world is to meet its 2050 emission reduction goals. Why is this so hard to do? -
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2 Oct 2024
What lies beneath: There’s more to cables than geopolitics
The undersea cable industry is left to tackle the challenges, while policymakers engage in national security power plays. -
24 Sep 2024
India seizes a small chance to make a big difference in Africa’s solar transformation
Decentralised power projects – rather than expensive grid networks – are the focus of a new phase in the International Solar Alliance. -
13 Sep 2024
A Sustainable Development Goal for space
As human activity intensifies beyond Earth, there is a need to identify exactly what “space sustainability” means. -
11 Sep 2024
Meeting the need: Recommendations for a new Loss and Damage fund
Avoiding mistakes made by other funds will be key to better supporting the most climate-vulnerable. -
5 Sep 2024
In teaching about Sustainable Development Goals, Japan has a chance to learn about itself
English as a foreign language courses could become a catalyst for change by fostering a critical thinking in classrooms. -
4 Sep 2024
Will Russia violate the Antarctic Treaty?
For Moscow, science has always come second to ideology. -
30 Aug 2024
The right road to renewable biofuel in Indonesia
Taking directions from big producers in the United States and Brazil. -
22 Aug 2024
Southeast Asia’s great haze: Laggards and leaders
Indonesia is the region’s biggest producer of haze, so why was it the last to ratify ASEAN’s pollution prevention agreement? -
9 Aug 2024
Is Australia too late to claim its green economy share?
Playing a role in Southeast Asia’s green energy transition is an opportunity Australia must not let pass. -
9 Aug 2024
Without money, the global biodiversity target is just an empty promise
Beyond social responsibility, funding conservation in developing nations is critical to the global economy. -
8 Aug 2024
Mission possible: Making the most of Australia-India cooperation on critical minerals
The Indian government has set itself a new ambition to meet green transition needs – and Australia is a perfect partner. -
31 Jul 2024
Charging up: Europe’s bid for renewable energy independence
A new deal with Serbia for one of the world's largest lithium mines is about breaking China’s stranglehold on the market. -
29 Jul 2024
Critical minerals, critical decisions
A new UN panel can help ensure the social and environmental risks of the energy transition are better understood. -
26 Jul 2024
Bring women to the table to talk ocean sustainability
The upcoming G20 summit in Brazil must focus on what has so far remained neglected – women’s experience of ocean challenges. -
19 Jul 2024
The uncertain future for Southeast Asia’s great sea nomads
The seafaring tribes that crisscross the region’s waters are vital to ocean conservation but climate change is taking a toll. -
15 Jul 2024
Time to jumpstart Australia-India clean energy cooperation
A clear understanding of the policies, capabilities and trade and investment opportunities will help regain momentum. -
25 Jun 2024
Tariffs, data security and global collaboration: Navigating the geopolitics of electric vehicles
Protectionism isn’t going to help with meeting global climate ambitions. -
24 Jun 2024
Gas and the difficult path to net zero
As a major supplier of global energy, Australia’s external challenges will be formidable. -
18 Jun 2024
The carbon sinks of Southeast Asia are in trouble
Global demand for palm oil and paper is threatening a fragile peatland ecosystem. International cooperation is needed now. -
11 Jun 2024
China’s contributions are a blind spot in global climate finance
Accounting for money from China and other non-traditional donors is vital to set a meaningful global target to assist developing countries. -
4 Jun 2024
The fight for freshwater in the Maldives
Climate change and population increases have made water scarcity a geopolitical issue. -
29 May 2024
Water woes: Cambodia and Vietnam clash over the Funan Techo Canal
Environmental, economic and geopolitical concerns are all bound up in the latest tensions along the Mekong River. -
21 May 2024
Whether EVs or solar panels, protectionism has the same distorting effect
Biden is playing election politics with tariffs on China’s electric cars, while Albanese’s solar subsidy plans might end up costing Australia. -
16 May 2024
Beyond borders, beyond loss: How regional cooperation can safeguard Asia’s biodiversity
The threats to migratory species is urgent and can only be tackled together. -
15 May 2024
Australia’s new gas strategy makes for flawed foreign policy
Simultaneously advancing energy security in Asia and climate security in the Pacific is both possible and desirable. -
8 May 2024
The cable shortage: Plugging in offshore wind farms
Australia must consider the bigger risks as well as the opportunity of a shift to renewable energy. -
1 May 2024
Fixing the plastics problem when delivering urgent aid
Coping with climate change is hard enough. Sustainability cannot be overlooked in humanitarian action across the Pacific. -
26 Apr 2024
Waqf-based forests: Harnessing Islamic philanthropy for climate financing in Indonesia
Faith has long been devoted to salving social ills – addressing environmental challenges is the next step. -
26 Apr 2024
Australia’s comparative advantage in climate transition
Already world leaders in rooftop solar, Australians should take the opportunity with supporting rollouts in Southeast Asia. -
22 Mar 2024
Green transition: Supercharging a sustainable future for the Asia‑Pacific
An ambitious path of competition and collaboration with China would ensure the region’s economic non-dependence. -
7 Mar 2024
Securing India’s cities
The country’s future as an Indo-Pacific power depends on how resilient its cities are in the face of current and emerging threats. -
5 Mar 2024
From confrontation to collaboration: Working together on critical minerals supply chains
A global energy transition will rely not on decoupling but uniting for a diversified and sustainable future. -
5 Mar 2024
A role for nuclear in Australia’s climate response?
In the facts-lite political debate, the opportunities and comparative advantages of solar are being sidelined. -
25 Jan 2024
Can China use offshore wind to break its reliance on foreign LNG and coal?
And could that make Beijing more open to risk-taking, including vis-à-vis Taiwan? -
5 Jan 2024
Multilateral cooperation can improve South Asia’s water woes
Transparency will help foster trust, which can lead to a common river management framework for the benefit of all. -
2 Jan 2024
Vietnam’s challenge to wean off coal
Fossil fuels have driven rapid growth but the country has pledged – with global help – to be carbon neutral by 2050. -
21 Dec 2023
A jurisdiction over the high seas
Australia will be a key player in the new agreement governing the globe’s largest natural habitat. -
24 Nov 2023
Driving the energy transition within ASEAN
Transportation is the life-blood of the regional economy but also a big contributor to environmental costs. -
21 Nov 2023
A fragile lifeline: India and China must collaborate on water
More robust agreements to share the precious resource will result in a win-win for both countries. -
16 Nov 2023
Albanese is right to reject fossil fuel phaseouts
The politics of climate change has to be paired with grasping the economics, too. -
9 Nov 2023
Private finance cannot lead the global response to climate change
Misplaced faith in private sector solutions delays the redistribution of trillions from developed countries and multilateral institutions. -
30 Oct 2023
The future isn’t what it used to be
Will a revolution be the way the world’s young people right the wrongs of the modern era?