China’s Burgeoning Green Finance: Linchpin of Sustainable Development
By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor
There is strong evidence to suggest that China is indeed committed to meeting its targets for the reduction of carbon emissions,...
‘It Can Be Done. It Must Be Done’: IPCC Delivers Definitive Report on Climate...
By Frank Jotzo and Mark Howden
The world is in deep trouble on climate change, but if we really put our shoulder to the wheel...
COVID Is Running Rampant in China – But Herd Immunity Remains Elusive
By Adam Kleczkowski
After nearly three years of keeping COVID under control, China is experiencing a massive new wave of COVID infections. The official figures reporting 60,000...
It’s The Big Issue Of Cop27 Climate Summit: Poor Nations Face A $1 Trillion...
By Jacqueline Peel
The costs of climate-related disasters are growing and the poorest countries are bearing the brunt of impacts, from the unprecedented floods in...
Flooding in Pakistan Shows that Climate Adaptation Requires International Support and Regional Co-Operation
By Zafar Adeel
The monsoon flooding in Pakistan has been referred to as a “monsoon on steroids” and described as a “monster monsoon.” These names reflect...
After Oil: What Malaysia and Iran may Look like in a Post-Fossil-Fuel Future
By Rowena Abdul Razak and Asma Mehan
As the devastation of climate change makes the need to decarbonise clearer by the day, countries face the question of...
Arctic is Warming Nearly Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the World –...
By Jonathan Bamber
The Earth is approximately 1.1℃ warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has not been uniform, with some...
To Meet Global Green Finance Needs, the EU and China Must Cooperate
By Christoph Nedopil and Mathias Lund Larsen
The green transition of energy, transport, industry, urbanisation and agriculture requires a massive acceleration of global green investments...
“Mega” Wind and Solar Clean-Energy Bases – A Stepping Stone to China’s Double-Carbon Pledge
By Xing Zhang
At the UN General Assembly in September 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping announced China’s ambition to peak its carbon dioxide emissions before...
Cryptocurrency Price Collapse Offers Hope for Slowing Climate Change – Here’s How
By Peter Howson
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin were meant to be used as digital cash. Instead, they’ve become popular as speculative investments. As well as being resource-intensive and inherently...
