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#1 Zurich Offers ‘Roadmap’ to Prep Businesses, Governments for Climate Change

May 2 2025 // A new paper from Zurich calls out an “alarmingly bleak” outlook thanks to climate change driving the frequency and intensity of extreme weather and increasing the likelihood of natural catastrophes. However,...

#2 Deadly April Rainfall in South, Midwest Intensified by Climate Change, Scientists Say

May 9 2025 // Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World...

#3 Hawaii Plans to Increase Hotel Tax to Help It With Climate Change Mitigation

May 2 2025 // In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a...

#4 Global Banking Regulators Agree to Prioritize Climate Risk Work

May 13 2025 // Global banking regulators on Monday agreed to intensify efforts to better understand the financial risks posed by climate change amid pushback from the United States. The oversight body of the world’s forum for...

#5 Hawaii Governor Signs Hotel Tax Bill to Help With Climate Change Through Mitigation

May 29 2025 // Hawaii’s governor signed legislation this week that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise money to address eroding shorelines, wildfires and other consequences of climate...