One of Southeast Asia’s most severe heat waves may have just passed, but scientists have made clear similar events are only going to become more frequent. It’s an important reminder, if one was needed, that Southeast Asian nations are some of the most heavily exposed to the ravages of climate change. Yet the region is also a rapidly growing source of carbon emissions, now consuming more coal each year than either the United States or the European Union.
In response, Western governments have made big promises to provide substantial publicly-funded climate finance to the region –…
