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Courts are shaping climate action
Oped, Published on 03/11/2025
» Amid rising geopolitical tensions, pressure to comply with climate obligations increasingly comes from courts. Earlier this year, both the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued landmark advisory opinions affirming that countries must address climate change, and that failure to do so may carry serious legal consequences.
Sewing climate action into everyday choices
Life, Published on 03/11/2025
» At 22, Panpittra Phutorn is more than a recent university graduate. She's becoming a changemaker, seeking a way to help young Thais see everyday fashion as a climate issue.
A daughter of the sea
Life, Published on 27/10/2025
» In Chana district, Songkhla province, the ocean is never far away. "You walk out the front door and there's the sea," says Khairiyah Ramanyah, smiling. She remembers doing her homework as a child while dolphins leapt in the distance. The sea was never just a view. It was family.
How G20 could help end hunger
Oped, Published on 21/10/2025
» Upon assuming the G20 presidency in December, South Africa chose "solidarity, equality, and sustainability" as its theme. Far from being an empty slogan, this vision reflects the principles on which any credible international response to today's hunger crisis must rest.
Can ethical supply chains survive tariffs?
Oped, Published on 10/10/2025
» Recent geopolitical developments have underscored the fragility of global supply chains, reminding businesses in constantly evolving sectors like consumer goods and fashion that the strength of supplier relationships is one of the few persistent sources of resilience. Maintaining such relationships through responsible purchasing is not only ethical but strategically necessary.
TCMA Champions 3C3P Mechanism for Climate Action
Published on 06/10/2025
» The Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA) presented its perspectives from the cement industry at the Thailand Climate Action Conference 2025 (TCAC 2025), highlighting that clear policies, laws, funding, and mechanisms aligned with the Paris Agreement—together with “systematic action” under a Public-Private-People Partnership—are vital for achieving sustainable success and tackling the global climate crisis.
Market still 'wrong' on climate
Oped, Published on 01/10/2025
» As business, government and nonprofit leaders debate the future of climate action ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil, the global economy remains vulnerable to acute and chronic climate-driven shocks whose impact could be more severe than that of the 2008 global financial crisis. At a time when many governments and businesses continue to underestimate and underprice physical climate risk, we must remember that neither financial markets nor regulators are always right. What if their current complacency about climate risks is catastrophically wrong?
Thailand's contributions to UN at 80
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/09/2025
» The United Nations turns 80 years old this year. Thailand is a strong supporter of the UN's agenda and its multilateral efforts. It has never run against the UN decisions.
Agenda for tackling debt crisis
News, Published on 23/08/2025
» Following the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in June, we reached a breakthrough moment. Governments, international financial institutions, and civil-society organisations, recognising the need to tackle today's debt and development crises, are ready for action ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September.
The world needs a new approach to water crisis
Oped, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 21/08/2025
» As African leaders gather in Cape Town for the African Water Investment Summit, there can be no equivocation: the world faces an unprecedented water crisis that demands a paradigm shift in how we value and govern our most precious resource.