G20 Companies to Face Common Disclosure Requirements for Climate Risks April 6, 2021 By Huw Jones LONDON – G20 companies will face common disclosure requirements on climate change risks under plans by the Financial Stability Board,...
‘Green’ Investment Funds Less Vulnerable to Climate-Related Shocks: EU Watchdog March 17, 2021 By Huw Jones Funds investing in “brown” or polluting companies would be hit far harder than environmentally friendly “green” funds in a climate-related...
EU Seeks More Protection from Climate Risks by Increasing Resilience, Insurance Cover February 26, 2021 By Ewa Krukowska The European Union is bolstering its 14-trillion-euro ($17 trillion) economy against damage caused by the impacts of climate change, from...
Kenya Seeks More Crop Insurance to Cover Small Farms from Climate Change Risks February 25, 2021 By Eric Ombok Kenya’s agriculture ministry has opened bids for crop insurance providers to cover more smallholder farmers from the risks and shocks...
UK Prime Minister Warns Climate Change Is Threat to World Security February 25, 2021 By Edith M. Lederer British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned world leaders Tuesday that climate change is a threat to security of all nations...
Warming Arctic Is Key to Understanding Climate Change Risks, Experts Say January 14, 2021 By Clare Baldwin and Kate Abnett HONG KONG/BRUSSELS – The environmental transformation happening in the Arctic is key to understanding the potential global impacts of climate...
Earth Draws Closer to Climate Change Tipping Points After Another Year of Record Heat January 8, 2021 By Jonathan Tirone Another year of record-high heat punctuated a decade-long increase in global temperatures that has placed the Earth’s economies dangerously close...
AXA’s Chief Risk and Investment Officer Says Biodiversity Loss Among ‘Very Top Risks’ December 3, 2020 By Alastair Marsh AXA Group’s chief risk and investment officer, Alban de Mailly Nesle is required to ponder myriad dangers to the Paris-based...
Canada’s Banks, Insurers to Participate in Pilot Climate Risk Project November 17, 2020 Some of Canada’s largest banks and insurers are set to participate in a pilot project to better understand the risks...
Analysis: Exit from Paris Agreement Creates Climate Liability for U.S. Businesses November 5, 2020 By Nathaniel Bullard The outcome of the U.S. general election is not yet clear. What’s been obvious for months is that climate change...