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Preparing for the next flood: Protecting women’s health in Bangladesh (UN News)

Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) is...

ASEAN and China need their own climate compact (Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – Lowy The Interpreter)

As the next round of annual global talks on climate change approaches, the European Union and China last month jointly issued a climate declaration...

The world court tightens the tap on fossil fuels (Melanie Pill, Meg Keen – Lowy The Interpreter)

After months of anticipation, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has delivered an advisory opinion on climate change – confirming the obligation of countries...

Australia risks wasting its solar superpower status (Clare Caldwell – Lowy The Interpreter)

As statistics go, this is a good one: Australia could generate enough electricity to satisfy the needs of the entire world by covering just...

Tackling the energy, food and water nexus – here are the key priorities (Arunabha Ghosh, Jane Nelson – World Economic Forum)

Demand for food, water and energy is rising rapidly – by 2050, food demand could increase by over 50%, energy by up to 19%...

UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit (UN News)

UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on the shift to renewables and implored governments to file...

Taxing high-emitting sectors could help pay for climate-induced loss and damage (Anna Åberg – Chatham House)

How to address ‘loss and damage’ caused by climate change was for decades a highly controversial topic in the UN climate negotiations. But, over...

Outsized Climate Change Will Shape Russian Politics (Richard Arnold – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia is warming 2.7 times faster than the global average due to positive feedback loops resulting from Russia’s distinct geography, with alarming consequences for...

Technology can power Australia to lead climate diplomacy with Pacific family (Stephen Minas, Christian Lohberger – The Interpreter)

Australia’s election was not just the “referendum” on nuclear that the opposition leader Peter Dutton had insisted on. In addition to removing the political...

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