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Australia/South Pacific – Australia’s evolving guarantee to the South Pacific (The Strategist)

Graeme Dobell It’s hard to believe these days, but Australia used to be shy about proclaiming a defence or security guarantee to Papua New Guinea...

Samoa – Samoa’s 2021 election: The end of a one-party state? (East Asia Forum)

Jon Fraenkel, Victoria University of Wellington Elections in Samoa are usually a foregone conclusion. The ruling Human Rights and Protection Party (HRPP) habitually wins, and...

East Asia – Digital trade integral to East Asia’s recovery and dynamism (East Asia Forum)

Editorial Board, ANU For decades, trade hovered confidently over the Asia Pacific region as its vital growth engine. As average tariffs fell from 17 per...

China and US pledge climate change commitment (BBC News)

Roger Harrabin China and the US say they are committed to working together and with other countries on tackling climate change. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56790077

India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change (Reuters)

India may build new coal-fired power plants as they generate the cheapest power, according to a draft electricity policy document seen by Reuters, despite...

The Greenwashing Files: Fossil Fuel Giants Accused of ‘Deceptive’ Advertising (DeSmog)

Rich Collett-White and Rachel Sherrington A major new catalogue of fossil fuel company adverts based on DeSmog’s research shows the gap between their public image and the...

Analysis: China’s green car credit scheme turns up heat on carbon-emitters (Reuters)

Yilei Sun, Tony Munroe A policy shift by China's government is ratcheting up pressure on automakers to hasten development of green vehicles or pay rivals...

David Remnick: ‘There is no vaccine for climate change’ (The Guardian)

David Remnick has been the editor of the New Yorker since 1998. The Fragile Earth, a selection of the writing that has appeared in the magazine about...

Philippines raises carbon emission reduction target to 75% by 2030 (Reuters)

The Philippines said on Friday it was revising up its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a 75% reduction by 2030 under its...

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