• OPINION

  It's getting too hot to vote in India

  News, David Fickling, Published on 24/04/2024

  » How do you run a democracy when the mercury rises above 40 degrees Celsius? That's the problem faced by voters in India. A swath of the country's east is sweltering under a heatwave. The city centre of Kolkata has emptied out, schools have cancelled classes, and one TV presenter collapsed on air with heat stroke.

• OPINION

  Business lessons to be had from the fall of Icarus

  Oped, Published on 02/04/2024

  » Balancing corporate social responsibility (CSR), which implies a long-term vision of how businesses can contribute to the broader social good, with a company's daily operations is a formidable task.

• OPINION

  The gigantic 'anomaly' in climate change

  Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 30/03/2024

  » It was bound to happen some time, and the time could well be now. We know that when there was strong warming on our planet (like at the end of the last Ice Age about 11,000 years ago), there were sudden big leaps in the global temperature. It wasn't a smooth process at all.

• OPINION

  We need climate adaptation now

  Oped, Published on 05/04/2024

  » The announcement made by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) is a grim warning of record-high temperatures. The entire nation is bracing for scorching hot weather this month, with forecasters saying temperatures look set to reach 44.5 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country. For example, the mercury level in the Thoen district of the northern Lampang province reached 42C on Monday and yesterday, the hottest temperatures for this year’s summer so far. Meanwhile, the TMD reported the temperature of Muang district was not far behind at 41.8C.

• OPINION

  Ensuring safety and health at work

  Oped, Published on 26/04/2024

  » Climate change is having serious impacts on the safety and health of workers in the Asia-Pacific region.

• OPINION

  Going green on catalytic capital

  Oped, Published on 28/02/2024

  » The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) concluded with a landmark agreement to shift away from fossil fuels and triple the world's renewable-energy capacity. While this is a step in the right direction, how can we ensure that emerging economies have the necessary resources to achieve a just clean-energy transition?

• OPINION

  Low-carbon transition with data

  Oped, Published on 28/02/2024

  » Amid escalating climate crisis concerns, the imperative for businesses to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions does not slow down their growth; instead, it paves the way for new opportunities.

• OPINION

  Taking steps towards climate action

  Oped, Published on 20/03/2024

  » In response to escalating global concerns over climate change, Thailand has taken a stride by drafting its Climate Change Act that, if enacted, will be the country's first climate change law.

• OPINION

  Global South's climate leadership

  Oped, Published on 26/03/2024

  » Last month, the International Energy Agency's ministerial gathering took place in Paris, while the African Union, which recently joined the G20, held its annual summit in Addis Ababa. Both fora recognised the urgent need to fulfil the commitments made at last December's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, not least to triple installed renewable-energy capacity by 2030. But the challenges ahead are substantial.

• OPINION

  More affordable climate finance

  Oped, Published on 14/03/2024

  » Emerging-market and developing economies (EMDEs) will need an estimated US$2.4 trillion (86 trillion baht) in climate investment annually to meet climate goals, according to the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance, with $1 trillion coming from external sources. Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require even more financing: an increase of $3.5 trillion in new investments annually by 2030. These are daunting figures. But they are also non-negotiable.

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