In a more fragmented world under president-elect Donald Trump, the green transition can provide the imperative necessary to spur collective action on global challenges.

Eric Loo lectures in journalism at University of Wollongong. He is founding editor of Asia Pacific Media Educator, and writes a column for Malaysiakini and The Edge Malaysia.

Takatoshi Ito is a Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo, and has served as a member of the Prime Minister’s Council of Economic and Fiscal Policy.

Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin is the Chief Executive of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia.

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Alison Singer is a postgraduate student at Appalachian State University and writes for the blog Is Sustainability Still Possible? of the Worldwatch Institute.

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Tobias Basuki is a researcher at the Department of Politics and International Relations, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta.

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Nobumichi Teramura is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam and Associate at the Centre for Asian and Pacific Law at the University of Sydney.