Climate Action

Blue bonds and mangrove protection: Small island nations lead in climate resilience (Christopher Burke – The Interpreter)

Last year, the South Pacific Stock Exchange and International Finance Corporation, with support from Australia and New Zealand, launched an initiative to help identify...

A Look at China’s Innovative Corporate Carbon Accounting and Rating Platform (Siqi Zhong, Ting Su, Xiaozhen Li, Xinyi Zhang – World Resources Institute)

China's commitments to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 come with an enormous financing need. Estimates suggest the country...

The Future of Fossil Fuels in a Decarbonising World (Mannat Jaspal, Observer Research Foundation)

Across the globe, energy transition policies are reshaping the role of fossil fuels in the energy mix and redefining the relationship between economic growth...

Greening AI: US-India Role in Balancing Innovation and Sustainability (Urmi Tat, Observer Research Foundation)

Artificial Intelligence has become deeply integrated into modern society, reshaping industries, daily life, and economic structures. At its core, AI refers to systems that...

The world needs Indigenous voices at COP30 and beyond (Ray Minniecon, ‘Alopi Latukefu – The Interpreter)

As the world gears up for COP30 in Brazil and the hopefully soon-to-be-announced COP31 in Australia (co-hosted with the Pacific), the urgency of the...

How the Global Migration Crackdown Affects Climate Finance (Noah Gordon, Debbra Goh – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

All across the North Atlantic region, rich countries are putting up barriers to keep foreigners out. Some are physical, like the wall separating San...

Making Climate Action Count: Gender in the Mainstream of Urban Climate Strategies (Observer Research Foundation)

India’s cities are at the epicentre of rapid urbanisation and intensifying climate risks. Urban climate impacts are escalating, straining already inadequate infrastructure and deepening...

Leveraging Philanthropy to Strengthen Climate Resilience (Nilanjan Ghosh, Sharon Sarah Thawaney – Observer Research Foundation)

Despite the growing acknowledgement of the importance of climate adaptation in the Global South, adaptation finance still receives unequal treatment in the climate action...

Paris without Trump: A win for the planet? (Melanie Pill, The Interpreter)

It is astounding what Donald Trump gets away with by using a ball pen and some ink. But it came as no surprise that...

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