Why the Worst Case for Climate Change Doesn’t Look Realistic: Viewpoint December 27, 2019 By Noah Smith, Bloomberg Opinion In recent years, much of the commentary about climate change has gone from sternly serious to wildly despairing. A new...
Liberty Mutual to Limit Coal Underwriting, Investments; Names First Sustainability Officer December 16, 2019 Liberty Mutual Insurance said it will drastically limit future underwriting for and investment in coal risks, an apparent response to...
San Francisco May Screen Insurers for Their Fossil Fuels Investments July 26, 2018 By Don Jergler The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has become what is believed to be the first U.S. municipal body to try...
Hurricane Irma May Push Island States to Seek Climate Change Aid September 13, 2017 By Valerie Volcovici and Alister Doyle Devastation from Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean will sharpen the demands from small island nations that top fossil-fuel consumers help...
Fossil Fuel Divestments by Insurers & Other Investors Top $3.4 Trillion: Activists December 2, 2015 By Alex Nussbaum Insurers, cities and other investors controlling more than $3.4 trillion in assets have pledged to keep some or all of...
Institutional Investors’ Fossil-Fuel Divestment Exceeds $2.6 Trillion September 23, 2015 By Christopher Martin Portfolio managers have pledged to steer $2.6 trillion in investments away from fossil fuels in an effort to prevent catastrophic...