An involved restructuring of China’s power system to put renewables at its centre is critical for navigating the massive energy transition to come, Muyi Yang, Xing Zhang, and Xunpeng Shi write.

Measurements of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in the Pacific have for too long failed to recognise the importance of traditional systems of knowledge and authority, Danielle Watson and Julie Berg write.

While Indonesia has made important strides towards gender equality in politics and its diplomatic corps, there is still significant work to be done, Ella Prihatini writes.

To help Indonesian women stay in the formal labour market after their first child, policymakers should invest in affordable childcare, transport, and Internet infrastructure to provide greater flexibility, Sarah Xue Dong and Nurina Merdikawati write.

Gender relations reveal ever-moving fault lines in a society – their complexity demands nuance, care, and a multidimensional lens that puts in focus all the economic and social factors affecting them, Angie Bexley writes.

Poverty in Asia and the Pacific is at risk of soaring, but active policy-making that extends social protection to all workers would be enough to turn the tide, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana writes.