Climate Activists’ Attacks on Paintings Add to Insurers’ Worries About Threats to Art November 28, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn, Noor Zainab Hussain and Barbara Lewis Climate activists’ attacks on some of the world’s most precious paintings have added to insurers’ worries about the threat to...
UK Government Expected to Back Insurance Scheme for Live Entertainment June 30, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Barbara Lewis The British government is expected to announce an insurance scheme in the coming weeks for live events, including festivals, theater...
British Theatres, Concerts Say Shows Will Go on Only With Insurance Help September 8, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Barbara Lewis British theaters and live music venues say the show will only go on if the government provides a financial backstop,...
Public Consultation Launched to Help Set Global Standards for Tailings Dams November 15, 2019 By Barbara Lewis A six-week public consultation launched [in London] on Friday will help set global standards to improve mining safety, aiming to...
Mining Giant BHP Faces $5B Damages Claim over 2015 Brazil Dam Disaster May 8, 2019 By Kirstin Ridley and Barbara Lewis Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP is facing a landmark, $5.0 billion damages claim in England for being “woefully negligent” in the...
BHP Readies for Largest English Group Lawsuit over 2015 Brazil Mine Disaster November 26, 2018 By Kirstin Ridley and Barbara Lewis Mining giant BHP says it will fight an unprecedented English lawsuit filed by hundreds of thousands of Brazilians for multi-billion...
National Promises to Cut Carbon Emissions Will Not Be Enough: United Nations September 17, 2015 By Barbara Lewis National promises to cut emissions as part of preparations for a United Nations summit at the end of the year...
China Seeking “Win-Win” Climate Plan; Poised for Pledge June 29, 2015 By Barbara Lewis and Robin Emmott China is seeking a fair, global system to tackle climate change and is about to make a joint announcement on...
Europe Warns Swiss of Consequences after Immigration Vote February 11, 2014 By Barbara Lewis and Katharina Bart Switzerland could lose its privileged access to the European single market, European officials said on Monday, after Swiss voters narrowly...
EU Parliament Calls for Three Binding Climate Targets for 2030 February 6, 2014 By Barbara Lewis and Ben Garside Members of the European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of three climate and energy targets for 2030, rebuffing a...