Europe Seen Spending More Than $500 Billion to Adapt to Climate Change September 23, 2026 By Frances Schwartzkopff Europe is expected to spend €500 billion ($571 billion) on climate resilience measures through 2035, according to a fresh analysis...
Bankers Hit EU Privacy Wall in Race to Stem Evolving Climate-Related Credit Risk September 21, 2026 By Claudia Cohen, Frances Schwartzkopff and Alastair Marsh Banks under pressure from European regulators to manage extreme weather risks are bumping up against client data-privacy barriers that are...
Danube River Hits Record Lows and Threatens Romania, Hungary Nuclear Plants August 5, 2026 By Andra Timu, Thomas Escritt, Daniel Hornak and Andrea Dudik The green excavator scooped another heap of arid dirt and rocks before swiveling around to deposit the load onto barges...
Rhine Falls to Lowest Since 1880, Threatening European Trade August 4, 2026 By Eamon Akil Farhat The Rhine River’s water levels dropped to the lowest in nearly 150 years as hot, dry weather grips Europe, threatening...
Heat Pushes Rhine Toward 36-Year Low in Risk to Energy Supplies July 29, 2026 By Eamon Akil Farhat The Rhine River’s water levels risk dropping to an unprecedented low as heat waves grip Europe, creating a bottleneck for...
Insurer Rewards Can Boost Climate Resilience Spending, Aon Says July 22, 2026 By Azman Usmani and Ishika Mookerjee Insurers can drive improvements in climate resilience by rewarding companies that invest to protect their businesses, rather than simply penalizing...
Heat Morphs Into a Major Economic Shock for an Unprepared Europe July 22, 2026 By Laura Millan Europe’s status as the planet’s fastest-warming continent is becoming a serious drag on its economic prospects. The region, where temperatures...
Drones, AI and White Paint: Europe Races to Protect Infrastructure From Heat July 17, 2026 By Alexander Gudbrandsen, Sam Tabahriti and Giulia Segreti As Europe’s railways buckle under record heat, roads melt and power grids strain, countries are turning to an array of...
Europe’s Climate Adaptation Efforts Have Lagged its Net-Zero Drive July 2, 2026 By Maria Martinez and Kate Abnett The June heatwave that broke a series of temperature records in Europe has focused minds on the urgency of adapting...
Update: Disaster Resilience Investment Has Hit $100 Billion in Asia May 18, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee Governments, investors and banks have poured about $100 billion into efforts to handle the effects of climate change in Asia...