Climate Models Are Not Designed for Use by Financial Markets, Scientists Warn February 8, 2021 By Matthew Green Misuse of climate models could pose a growing risk to financial markets by giving investors a false sense of certainty...
EU Climate Service Says September Was World’s Warmest on Record October 7, 2020 By Matthew Green and Kate Abnett Last month was the world’s hottest September on record, with unusually high temperatures recorded off Siberia, in the Middle East,...
Frequent Wildfires Decimating Forests Becomes Concern Worldwide September 22, 2020 By Matthew Green Wildfires among ponderosa pines and Douglas firs of the U.S. West have long been part of nature’s cycle of renewal,...
Climate Change Litigants Argue Human Rights, Consumer Harm in Suing Oil Firms July 6, 2020 By Matthew Green, Valerie Volcovici and Emma Farge LONDON/WASHINGTON/GENEVA — Climate change may be having its day in court. With the slow pace of international climate negotiations, lawyers...
Climate Scientists Warn that Australia’s Bushfires Could Become the New Normal January 14, 2020 By Matthew Green Bushfires ravaging Australia have provided a foretaste of the kinds of conditions that could become normal unless the world moves...
European Investors Urge Big-Four Auditors to Take Action on Climate Risks December 2, 2019 By Matthew Green and Simon Jessop European investors managing assets worth more than 1 trillion pounds ($1.28 trillion) are pressing top auditors to take urgent action...
Insurers, Other Firms Criticize International Energy Report Over Climate Approach November 19, 2019 By Matthew Green and Jonas Ekblom Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), faced renewed pressure on Monday from investors and scientists concerned...
U.N. Science Panel Warns Climate Impacts on Oceans Include Rising Seas, Dry Rivers September 26, 2019 By Matthew Green Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate delivered a stark warning...
Insurers Join Call for Climate Action at U.N. Summit September 23, 2019 By Matthew Green Insurers and pension funds managing $2.3 trillion pledged on Monday to shift their portfolios away from carbon-heavy industries in the...
Britain Commits to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 June 13, 2019 By Susanna Twidale and Matthew Green Britain has announced it will enshrine a new commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 into law,...