December 20, 2024
A Senate Budget Committee report shows how dangerous climate change is to the nation’s financial system as well as how bad it could be for homeowners seeking affordable insurance. A Senate Budget Committee Staff report out this month, Uncovering the …
November 8, 2024
Even with all the storms the Western U.S. received in the last two years, climate change is baking the region. That’s because higher temperatures are increasing evaporation enough to cause drought, according to a study by UCLA scientists and National …
October 29, 2024
Costly reinsurance, inflation, tough regulations, and increasing weather-related claims are driving up property insurance prices—and in turn, that is impacting commercial real estate returns, valuations, and transactions, a new report shows. The Urban Land Institute and real estate investment management …
October 11, 2024
Climate change was a key driver of the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, a group of scientists said this week. Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 major hurricane west-southwest of Perry, Taylor County, Florida on Sept. 27, with …
September 27, 2024
A new article directly blames climate change for rising U.S. insurance rates. While the article mulls the various and numerous reasons for rising rates, it calls out what the author sees as a “common thread” that ties in rising rates …
August 2, 2024
Today may be the day when the impossible becomes possible—based on the number of headlines in recent days saying pretty much that. A slew of recent articles this week focus on studies and research reporting on how unlikely the weather, …
July 12, 2024
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of floods in the U.S., posing greater risks to homeowners and mortgage lenders—and since flood damage tends to lower the market value of affected homes, it’s more likely that homeowners …
June 21, 2024
A new report from a climate activist group portrays a “mixed picture of progress and persistent challenges” in the insurance sector in addressing climate-related risks, with some insurers successfully integrating climate-related risks and others leaving “significant gaps and disparities.” The …
June 7, 2024
A new study on adoption of behaviors that reduce personal carbon emissions in 37 countries and territories classified as “high-emissions” shows that daily household behaviors are far more common than higher-cost, infrequent behaviors. Lower-cost, daily behaviors to reduce carbon emissions …
April 23, 2024
A poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows 45% of U.S. adults say they have become more concerned about climate change over the past year (six-in-10 Democrats and one-quarter of Republicans). However, the poll shows now …