Chilling Out Will Be Answer to Climate Change, Scientist Says August 13, 2015 By Don Jergler What to do about a warming planet? Just crank up the air-conditioning. No one’s being a smart aleck, and you...
Research Says Washington, D.C. Is Slowly Sinking Into the Ocean July 30, 2015 New research says the land under the Chesapeake Bay region is sinking and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by...
UK’s Aviva to Target $3.9B in Renewable Energy Investments July 27, 2015 By Alex Morales Aviva plc will target 2.5 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) of investments in renewables and energy efficiency over five years to...
London Imports Climate-Related Risks Through Insurers, Supply Chains July 23, 2015 By Alex Morales London is importing climate-related risks through investments, insurers and supply chains, according to a new report that details dangers posed...
Insure Against Risk of Climate Catastrophe: Peter Orszag in Bloomberg View July 17, 2015 By Peter Orszag “Go Set a Watchman” isn’t the only book this year that brings new perspective to an old story line. “Climate...
Insurers Stepping Toward Greater Green Investment Footprint June 18, 2015 By Don Jergler This is the second of a two-part column on green bonds.The first installment focused on bond sales. Australian carrier QBE...
Shell: Insurers May Be Reluctant to Underwrite Carbon Capture Projects June 12, 2015 By Alex Morales Projects to capture carbon emissions from power plants and store them permanently underground face “large risk premiums” from insurers because...
Montana Farmers Union Recognizes Effects of Climate Change June 10, 2015 By Alison Noon The Montana Farmers Union launched an initiative this month to educate its 11,000 members about the effects of global warming...
G-7 Pushes for Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by End of This Century June 8, 2015 By Alex Morales and Stefan Nicola Some of the world’s richest nations threw their weight behind a plan to stamp out fossil-fuel emissions by the end...
Investors Must Factor Climate Change in Their Portfolio Risk: Mercer Study June 5, 2015 By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop Most investors need to make a significant behavioral shift and start factoring climate change into their portfolio risk management, a...