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Nations gather in South Korea this month for a final meeting on curbing plastic pollution. Who are the key players – and is a deal likely?

Vietnam is home to areas known as "craft villages," where plastic waste is processed. However, research indicates that only one-third of the imported plastic waste is recycled, with the majority ending up in landfills.

Brazil’s new climate pledge, launched at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as two-thirds by 2035 compared to 2005 levels.

The Malaysian government is set to implement the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act (EECA) next year, initially targeting buildings of large energy consumers in the manufacturing and commercial sectors.

Tesla earned nearly 34 million carbon credits last year, ranking first in carbon credit sales. However, despite the growing trend toward vehicle electrification, the U.S. auto industry still faced a massive carbon emissions deficit last year.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto recently announced an ambitious climate commitment, drawing significant attention and discussion.

China’s role will only become more important, but Southeast Asian leaders will have difficult decisions to make, writes energy analyst Putra Adhiguna.

After intense debates, an agreement to increase climate financing was reached, though many countries remain dissatisfied with the outcome. In addition to the financing agreement, what other key developments took place at this year's summit?

As the New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance approaches at COP29, China’s stance is drawing significant attention.

At the recent G20 summit, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto boldly declared plans to phase out fossil fuels entirely within 15 years and to bring forward the country's net-zero target by 10 years.

The EU's CBAM, designed to address carbon leakage, has unintentionally hurt domestic exporters as well. EU officials recently indicated that they would assist exporters in coping with the impact.

India and a group of countries including the U.S. and Germany will not agree on a so-called Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a key international deal that was meant to promote the South Asian nation’s climate-friendly transition.