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  • 7 Oct 2024
    • Global Economy
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Unhealthy competition in green technology

    Jenny Gordon
    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?
  • 3 Oct 2024
    • India
    • Pakistan
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Parting the waters: India v Pakistan

    Ambika Vishwanath , Ruth Gamble
  • 2 Oct 2024
    • Climate change
    • International law
    • Sustainability
    • Technology
    • United Nations

    What lies beneath: There’s more to cables than geopolitics

    Cynthia Mehboob
    The undersea cable industry is left to tackle the challenges, while policymakers engage in national security power plays.
  • 24 Sep 2024
    • India
    • Energy
    • Sustainability
    • Africa

    India seizes a small chance to make a big difference in Africa’s solar transformation

    Manish Vaid
    Decentralised power projects – rather than expensive grid networks – are the focus of a new phase in the International Solar Alliance.
  • 13 Sep 2024
    • Sustainability
    • United Nations
    • Space exploration

    A Sustainable Development Goal for space

    Tom Cernev
    As human activity intensifies beyond Earth, there is a need to identify exactly what “space sustainability” means.
  • 11 Sep 2024
    • Climate change
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Sustainability

    Meeting the need: Recommendations for a new Loss and Damage fund

    Melanie Pill , Georgia Hammersley
    Avoiding mistakes made by other funds will be key to better supporting the most climate-vulnerable.
  • 5 Sep 2024
    • Japan
    • Sustainability

    In teaching about Sustainable Development Goals, Japan has a chance to learn about itself

    Marin Ekstrom , Ikhlas Abdul Hadi
    English as a foreign language courses could become a catalyst for change by fostering a critical thinking in classrooms.
  • 4 Sep 2024
    • Russia
    • Antarctica
    • BRICS
    • Environment
    • International law
    • Sustainability

    Will Russia violate the Antarctic Treaty?

    Sergey Sukhankin
    For Moscow, science has always come second to ideology.
  • 30 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Energy
    • Sustainability

    The right road to renewable biofuel in Indonesia

    Hidayatul Mustafidah Rohmawati , Michael Suryaprawira
    Taking directions from big producers in the United States and Brazil.
  • 22 Aug 2024
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Southeast Asia’s great haze: Laggards and leaders

    Pia Dannhauer
    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
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Is Australia too late to claim its green economy share?

    Trang Nguyen
    Playing a role in Southeast Asia’s green energy transition is an opportunity Australia must not let pass.
  • 9 Aug 2024
    • Asia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Africa

    Without money, the global biodiversity target is just an empty promise

    Mohd. Yunus
    Beyond social responsibility, funding conservation in developing nations is critical to the global economy.
  • 8 Aug 2024
    • India
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Resource security
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Mission possible: Making the most of Australia-India cooperation on critical minerals

    Titiksha Vashist , Zoe Jay Hawkins
    The Indian government has set itself a new ambition to meet green transition needs – and Australia is a perfect partner.
  • 31 Jul 2024
    • Europe
    • European Union
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Charging up: Europe’s bid for renewable energy independence

    Nina Marković Khaze
    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
    • Energy
    • Resource security
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Critical minerals, critical decisions

    Shannon Hobbs , Fiona David
    A new UN panel can help ensure the social and environmental risks of the energy transition are better understood.
  • 26 Jul 2024
    • G20
    • Sustainability
    • Sex and Gender

    Bring women to the table to talk ocean sustainability

    Cherry Hitkari , Genevieve Donnellon-May
    The upcoming G20 summit in Brazil must focus on what has so far remained neglected – women’s experience of ocean challenges.
  • 19 Jul 2024
    • Southeast Asia
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    The uncertain future for Southeast Asia’s great sea nomads

    Mohd. Yunus
    The seafaring tribes that crisscross the region’s waters are vital to ocean conservation but climate change is taking a toll.
  • 15 Jul 2024
    • India
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Time to jumpstart Australia-India clean energy cooperation

    Lisa Singh , Ujjwal Krishna
    A clear understanding of the policies, capabilities and trade and investment opportunities will help regain momentum.
  • 25 Jun 2024
    • China
    • European Union
    • Trade
    • Sustainability
    • Technology
    • United States

    Tariffs, data security and global collaboration: Navigating the geopolitics of electric vehicles

    Marina Yue Zhang
    Protectionism isn’t going to help with meeting global climate ambitions.
  • 24 Jun 2024
    • Japan
    • Australia in the World
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Gas and the difficult path to net zero

    Stephen Grenville
    As a major supplier of global energy, Australia’s external challenges will be formidable.
  • 18 Jun 2024
    • Asia
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Thailand
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Transnational Challenges

    The carbon sinks of Southeast Asia are in trouble

    Mohd. Yunus
    Global demand for palm oil and paper is threatening a fragile peatland ecosystem. International cooperation is needed now.
  • 11 Jun 2024
    • Global Economy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    China’s contributions are a blind spot in global climate finance

    Georgia Hammersley , Grace Stanhope
    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
    • Maldives
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    The fight for freshwater in the Maldives

    Neeraj Singh Manhas
    Climate change and population increases have made water scarcity a geopolitical issue.
  • 29 May 2024
    • Cambodia
    • Vietnam
    • Sustainability

    Water woes: Cambodia and Vietnam clash over the Funan Techo Canal

    Juki Trinh
    Environmental, economic and geopolitical concerns are all bound up in the latest tensions along the Mekong River.
  • 21 May 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Free Trade
    • Trade
    • Sustainability
    • United States

    Whether EVs or solar panels, protectionism has the same distorting effect

    John Edwards
    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
    • Asia
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Beyond borders, beyond loss: How regional cooperation can safeguard Asia’s biodiversity

    Mohd. Yunus
    The threats to migratory species is urgent and can only be tackled together.
  • 15 May 2024
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Energy
    • Sustainability

    Australia’s new gas strategy makes for flawed foreign policy

    James Bowen
    Simultaneously advancing energy security in Asia and climate security in the Pacific is both possible and desirable.
  • 8 May 2024
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    The cable shortage: Plugging in offshore wind farms

    Cynthia Mehboob
    Australia must consider the bigger risks as well as the opportunity of a shift to renewable energy.
  • 1 May 2024
    • Aid & Development
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • Pacific Islands

    Fixing the plastics problem when delivering urgent aid

    Margaret Nesi
    Coping with climate change is hard enough. Sustainability cannot be overlooked in humanitarian action across the Pacific.
  • 26 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Global Economy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Waqf-based forests: Harnessing Islamic philanthropy for climate financing in Indonesia

    Khalifah Muhamad Ali , Dionaldy Permana
    Faith has long been devoted to salving social ills – addressing environmental challenges is the next step.
  • 26 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Australia’s comparative advantage in climate transition

    Stephen Grenville
    Already world leaders in rooftop solar, Australians should take the opportunity with supporting rollouts in Southeast Asia.
  • 22 Mar 2024
    • China
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • BRICS
    • Climate change
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Sustainability

    Green transition: Supercharging a sustainable future for the Asia‑Pacific

    Christoph Nedopil
    An ambitious path of competition and collaboration with China would ensure the region’s economic non-dependence.
  • 7 Mar 2024
    • India
    • Migration
    • Sustainability

    Securing India’s cities

    Abhijnan Rej
    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
    • China
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • United States

    From confrontation to collaboration: Working together on critical minerals supply chains

    Marina Yue Zhang , Xunpeng (Roc) Shi
    A global energy transition will rely not on decoupling but uniting for a diversified and sustainable future.
  • 5 Mar 2024
    • Japan
    • Australia
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • France
    • United Kingdom
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    A role for nuclear in Australia’s climate response?

    Stephen Grenville
    In the facts-lite political debate, the opportunities and comparative advantages of solar are being sidelined.
  • 25 Jan 2024
    • China
    • Energy
    • Sustainability

    Can China use offshore wind to break its reliance on foreign LNG and coal?

    Joseph Webster , Zoe Leung
    And could that make Beijing more open to risk-taking, including vis-à-vis Taiwan?
  • 5 Jan 2024
    • Bhutan
    • China
    • India
    • Pakistan
    • Sustainability

    Multilateral cooperation can improve South Asia’s water woes

    Genevieve Donnellon-May
    Transparency will help foster trust, which can lead to a common river management framework for the benefit of all.
  • 2 Jan 2024
    • Vietnam
    • Energy
    • Resource security
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Vietnam’s challenge to wean off coal

    Trang Nguyen
    Fossil fuels have driven rapid growth but the country has pledged – with global help – to be carbon neutral by 2050.
  • 21 Dec 2023
    • Australia in the World
    • Antarctica
    • Environment
    • International law
    • International Relations
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Sustainability

    A jurisdiction over the high seas

    Bec Strating
    Australia will be a key player in the new agreement governing the globe’s largest natural habitat.
  • 24 Nov 2023
    • Asean
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Driving the energy transition within ASEAN

    Nadira Asrifa , Ahmad Munawir Siregar
    Transportation is the life-blood of the regional economy but also a big contributor to environmental costs.
  • 21 Nov 2023
    • China
    • India
    • Sustainability

    A fragile lifeline: India and China must collaborate on water

    Neeraj Singh Manhas
    More robust agreements to share the precious resource will result in a win-win for both countries.
  • 16 Nov 2023
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Albanese is right to reject fossil fuel phaseouts

    Lachlan Carey
    The politics of climate change has to be paired with grasping the economics, too.
  • 9 Nov 2023
    • Aid & Development
    • IMF
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Sustainability

    Private finance cannot lead the global response to climate change

    Arth Mishra , Connor O’Brien
    Misplaced faith in private sector solutions delays the redistribution of trillions from developed countries and multilateral institutions.
  • 30 Oct 2023
    • Australia in the World
    • Global Issues
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • United States
    • US Elections

    The future isn’t what it used to be

    Mark Beeson
    Will a revolution be the way the world’s young people right the wrongs of the modern era?
  • 20 Oct 2023
    • Australia
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • United Nations

    Can UNESCO save the Great Barrier Reef?

    Amy Capuano
    Climate change is a problem that confounds the original World Heritage model.
  • 19 Oct 2023
    • Mongolia
    • Energy
    • Resource security
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Mongolia’s critical role in the global energy transition

    Byambajav Dalaibuyan , Vigya Sharma
    Many suitors are eager to assist the country in realising its natural resources potential. But are all the deals win-win?
  • 19 Sep 2023
    • Australia and Climate Change
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • United Nations

    Global Stocktake: Unlocking trillions for climate action

    Frank Jotzo , Michelle Lyons
    The Paris Agreement’s assessment of climate policies finds some good news, but massive room for improvement.
  • 15 Sep 2023
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Defence & Security
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Beijing’s plan for Taiwan challenges its offshore wind push

    Joseph Webster , Zoe Leung
    Fujian’s coast hasn’t kept up with wind power in other provinces – and military strategy seems to be blowing the other direction.
  • 14 Sep 2023
    • Asia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia's Trade
    • Sustainability

    More than just rice: Asia’s food supply anxieties

    Genevieve Donnellon-May
    Most economies in Southeast Asia are net food importers. Is now the time for Australia to step up its export production?
  • 18 Aug 2023
    • Japan
    • Timor-Leste
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Stepping on the gas: Boosting Australia’s climate diplomacy in the region

    Andrea Fahey
    Opponents of carbon capture plans need to look past ideology and think about the development costs to friends and neighbours.
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