Climate Change

In this month's edition of Asia Inside Out, a conversation on India's perspective on G20 leadership, innovative development strategies, climate action, and inclusive policies.

Schools are invited to bring their classes to the Asia Society Museum for a free guided group tour at the upcoming COAL + ICE photography and video exhibition.

Even though investment in renewable energy is growing, the spike in spending is still going to fossil fuels. Change needs to happen to have a chance at reaching set climate goals.

Taylah Bland explores China’s likely agenda at UNGA by analyzing its key national interests and top international concerns heading into this important meeting.

July 17 - conversation with Wang Shi on flighting climate change and promote decarbonization

Climate tensions | Thailand’s impasse | Japan gas row | Pacific rivalry | Wong v Wang | Mandarin mysteries | PM to China?

In this paper, Taylah Bland explores how climate loss and damage financing may become an important area of strategic competition between the United States and China and how that can have a net positive effect on climate financing.

A four-part series on Mobility, Displacement & Refugees in South Asia

Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Climate Change, talks about 'apocalyptic misery' her country is experiencing from extreme heat and flooding. And about how she can be hopeful the world will realise the time for action is now.

Taylah Bland writes about how China has capitalized on discounted coal from Russia as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine and how it affects China's commitments to decarbonization.

For the month of November, Asia Society Philippines and the Oscar M. Lopez Center launched a 4-part launched a 4-part series on climate, Ang Ating Kwentong Klima that outlines the climate problems that the Philippines is facing

ASPI's Schwarzman Fellow Taylah Bland writes about what to expect from China at COP 27 in The Diplomat.

Achieving the Asia-Pacific’s decarbonization targets would enhance regional economic growth, increase employment, and improve energy security

Kevin Rudd, Ban Ki-moon, and Arvind Panagariya write about opportunities in India to accelerate climate actions toward net zero emission.

Kevin Rudd and Ban Ki-moon write on the urgent need for accelerated climate action and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific.

Benno Zogg, senior researcher and team head of the Swiss and Euro- Atlantic Security Team at the Center for Security Studies, discusses agreements governing the Arctic, the competition between Russia and China over the region, and more.

Experts discuss what major challenges the fast-growing Asian megacities are facing, and how they can build resilience to deal with slow-moving stresses.

Summary report on key learning points from the 2022 climate and energy policy study tour to the EU and U.S.

July 26, 2022 — Asia Society Northern California hosted a Members off-the-record Executive Roundtable discussion with Parag Khanna.

Assessing China's practice of diplomacy in the region throughout 2020 and 2021.