Explainers

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Geoengineering

Explainer: Could making ocean clouds shinier cool the planet?
Scientists are divided over the merits of ‘marine cloud brightening’ experiments aimed at making clouds more reflective and geoengineering the ocean
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Wind

Explainer: How mainland Southeast Asia is incorporating wind power
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Conservation

What is the ‘Tropical Forest Forever’ fund and will it work?
an aquaculture cage full of fish is raising out of the water
Law

Understanding China’s huge fisheries law overhaul
A group of fish swimming around a bleached coral
Global heating

Explainer: Why ocean temperatures are a growing concern
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Negotiations

COP16: What’s on the agenda at this year’s biodiversity talks?
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Loss and damage

What is loss and damage, and what does it mean for South Asia?
A man on a rooftop with solar panels
Energy transition

Mapping the future of solar capacity in Southeast Asia
Labour

How is climate change affecting workers in Latin America?

Highlights

Illustration of a girl reading a book surrounded by images of floods, solar panels, polar ice caps, forests and climate change keywords
Climate impacts

Climate change glossary: the terms you need to understand, explained
To help demystify and open up conversations on climate change, The Third Pole has compiled this glossary of key terms, available in five languages
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Carbon emissions

How do ‘marine heatwaves’ affect the ocean – and what can be done?
As we enter El Niño, periods of surging temperatures at sea are predicted to grow more frequent and intense. What do they do to marine life, and can we adapt?
Gharial in murky water
Biodiversity

What is CITES, and why does it matter for South Asia?
World Wildlife Day 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of CITES, the global wildlife trade agreement. Here, we explain how it works.
A man protesting the closure of a copper smelting plant waves the Chile flag in front of smoke, standing on a balcony
Energy transition

What does a ‘just transition’ mean for Latin America?
The concept, created in the 1980s, is gradually being embraced by governments to tackle the climate crisis
Deep-sea mining

Explainer: Deep-sea mining
Two gannets with their chick in a nest
Wildlife

Explainer: Why bird flu is now a major threat to marine life
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Biodiversity

The Salween explained: Asia’s last great undammed river
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Law

Ecocide: What is it and should it be considered an international crime?
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Negotiations

Explainer: What is COP28?
a flooded neighborhood with houses and trees
Climate adaptation

Explainer: Disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean, and how to reduce risks
Illustration of a girl reading a book surrounded by images of floods, solar panels, polar ice caps, forests and climate change keywords
Climate impacts

Climate change glossary: the terms you need to understand, explained
underwater view of seagrass, looking up at a bright sun overhead
Carbon emissions

How do ‘marine heatwaves’ affect the ocean – and what can be done?
palm oil; kernels of oil palm held in cupped hands
Palm oil

Palm oil: The pros and cons of a controversial commodity
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Climate impacts

Explained: How climate change worsens avalanches in the Himalayas
Disasters

Explained: Climate change, earthquakes and hydropower in the Himalayas
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Infrastructure

What are green buildings and how can they help South Asia address the climate crisis?

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