South Africa Advised by World Bank on Climate Insurance, Contingency Fund Options April 25, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin The World Bank is advising South Africa’s National Treasury on a climate risk strategy after floods in recent years caused...
Wildfires in Canada’s Oil Sands Region Prompts Evacuation Orders April 23, 2024 By Robert Tuttle Wildfires erupted across Canada’s main oil producing province of Alberta and an evacuation order was issued as the region braces...
Dubai Floods Expose Weaknesses to a Rapidly Changing Climate April 23, 2024 By Laura Millan, Coco Liu and Zainab Fattah The heavy rains that flooded Dubai last week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets — and left climate experts...
Poll: Climate Change Concerns Grow, but Few Believe Biden’s Climate Law Will Help April 23, 2024 By Don Jergler A poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows 45% of U.S. adults say they have become...
Europe Is Being Scorched and Flooded by Growing Climate Extremes April 22, 2024 By John Ainger The European Union endured its joint-hottest year on record in 2023, according to new scientific analysis, pointing to a more...
World’s Workers Increasingly at Risk as Climate Changes: Int’l Labour Organization April 22, 2024 More than 70% of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of thousands...
Investor Climate Group Sets Target for Assets in Private Equity, Debt April 18, 2024 By Virginia Furness and Simon Jessop The world’s leading group of asset owners committed to turning their investment portfolios green said on Thursday it had set...
Climate Change to Cause $38 Trillion a Year in Damages by 2049 April 18, 2024 By Laura Millan Climate change will inflict losses to the global economy worth an annual $38 trillion by 2049, as extreme weather ravages...
Coral Reefs Around World Undergoing Mass Bleaching as Oceans Warm: Scientists Warn April 17, 2024 By Alexa St. John Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared Monday, a result...
‘Zombie Fires’ Smoldering Near Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Canada’s Drillers April 16, 2024 By Robert Tuttle Leftover blazes from last year’s record wildfire season in Canada are threatening to knock out almost 3% of the country’s...