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Climate-Impacted Communities Across Asia Are Taking Their Fight To Court
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Communities across Asia are increasingly using legal action to address climate change impacts. In South Korea, the Philippines, India, and Indonesia, people affected by extreme weather events are taking governments and corporations to court to demand accountability. The trend reflects growing frustration as climate-fueled disasters strike the region with greater frequency and severity.
Energy transition policymaking must evolve to fit an age of rupture
Matched: climate
Global energy transition policy is shifting away from climate-focused frameworks toward priorities like economic competitiveness, energy security, and green industrial strategy. While these drivers are accelerating real-world change, analysts warn the shift risks undermining commitments to a just and equitable transition, potentially leaving vulnerable nations and communities behind as wealthier countries reshape policy around national self-interest.
Extreme heat costing India’s poorest workers 2% of GDP, survey finds
Matched: climate
India's informal workers lose around $78 billion in wages annually due to extreme heat, equivalent to roughly 2% of GDP, according to a survey. Productivity declines and heat-related illness among the country's poorest workers are driving the losses, with conditions expected to worsen as temperatures continue to intensify due to climate change.
The loss and damage fund needs far more finance to deliver climate justice
Matched: climate
Campaigners are calling for the loss and damage fund, established to help vulnerable nations cope with climate-related disasters, to be significantly scaled up. Critics say current financing falls far short of what is needed and argue the fund must allow affected communities direct access to grants, rather than routing money through governments or intermediaries, to effectively deliver climate justice.