Read more about the article Pakistan Endures Successive Climate Disasters Despite Contributing Less Than 1% of Global Emissions
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Pakistan Endures Successive Climate Disasters Despite Contributing Less Than 1% of Global Emissions

Pakistan’s vulnerability is due to its geography. In 1,600 kilometers [990 miles] of latitudinal distance, Pakistan has the [world’s] second-highest peak in the north, to low-elevation land in the south.…

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Read more about the article Thousands Evacuated as Floods Swamp Hanoi Outskirts
Floodwaters from the Cau and Ca Lo rivers in Vietnam have overtopped the surface of the embankment along a 7.5km stretch. PHOTO: VIETNAM NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

Thousands Evacuated as Floods Swamp Hanoi Outskirts

A report from the city’s Department of Agriculture and Environment on the morning of Oct. 10 said rising waters from the Cau and Ca Lo rivers inundated riverside communes including…

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Read more about the article Renewables Overtake Coal as the World’s Biggest Source of Electricity
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Renewables Overtake Coal as the World’s Biggest Source of Electricity

A strong rise in solar, and to a lesser extent wind, led to renewables overtaking coal generation for the first time on record in the first half of 2025. Renewables…

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Read more about the article CGF’s Plastic Waste Coalition Issues New EPR Guidance for Packaging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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CGF’s Plastic Waste Coalition Issues New EPR Guidance for Packaging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

The Consumer Goods Forum’s Plastic Waste Coalition of Action has published new guidance on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where waste systems often…

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Read more about the article Typhoon Ragasa Slams Hong Kong and South China After Pummeling Taiwan and the Philippines
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Typhoon Ragasa Slams Hong Kong and South China After Pummeling Taiwan and the Philippines

As of 24 September 2025, officials reported at least 14 people killed in Taiwan and 124 missing after torrential rains burst a barrier lake in Hualien County, sending a wall…

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Read more about the article Bali Floods Kill 16 as Officials Clash Over Causes: Waste, Land Conversion, or River Flows?
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Bali Floods Kill 16 as Officials Clash Over Causes: Waste, Land Conversion, or River Flows?

Indonesia’s environment minister cites clogged drains and reckless development, while Bali’s governor disputes the claims. Survivors grapple with the aftermath as the island begins recovery. FOLLOW THIS TOPIC DENPASAR, Indonesia…

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Deforestation Tied to 28,000 Heat Deaths a Year — ASEAN Faces the Highest Risk, Study Finds

Over the same period, roughly 345 million people across tropical regions were exposed to higher local temperatures, with daytime surface temperatures rising by an average of 0.27°C in deforested areas.…

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Read more about the article Oxford Study Outlines Blueprint to Tackle Farming’s Biodiversity Impacts—With Safeguards to Avoid Unintended Harm
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Oxford Study Outlines Blueprint to Tackle Farming’s Biodiversity Impacts—With Safeguards to Avoid Unintended Harm

The study, “Towards positive net outcomes for biodiversity, and developing safeguards to accompany headline biodiversity indicators,” used data from the Dutch dairy industry—including close to 8,950 farms and approximately 1.6…

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