Here Are 5 Products Offered by Financial Services Providers to De-Risk Heat Waves May 3, 2023 By Aaron Clark and Taiga Uranaka Climate change-driven heat waves are impacting everything from nuclear reactors in France to glaciers in Pakistan. As millions of people...
Methane-Tracking Satellites Catch Polluters May 2, 2023 By Aaron Clark Think of them as speed cameras, but for methane. Just like roadside instruments used to identify drivers breaking traffic rules,...
Scientists Probe Sudden Spike in Ocean Temperatures May 2, 2023 By Seth Borenstein The world’s oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists...
ESG Backlash Overshadows Power to Drive Better Returns: UK’s Biggest Fund Manager April 27, 2023 By Alastair Marsh The politicization of the acronym ESG risks overshadowing its power to drive returns for shareholders, according to the head of...
EU Regulators Set Out Ideas to Help Plug Climate ‘Insurance Gap’ April 24, 2023 By Huw Jones Issuing “catastrophe bonds” and setting up public-private partnerships could help plug the “insurance gap” to better cover damage from climate...
Housing Market Downturn Among Top Risks to Canada’s Financial System: Regulator April 21, 2023 A potential downturn in Canada’s housing market and adjusting to rapid increases in interest rates are among the biggest risks...
Record Heat and Drought Force Europe to Accelerate Climate Adaptation April 21, 2023 By Jonathan Tirone The record heat and drought hurting European farmers, power utilities and insurers foreshadows even faster change to the continent’s climate,...
Pew: 7-in-10 Americans Favor Steps to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050 April 20, 2023 By Don Jergler Cannabis enthusiasts have the 4/20 holiday, but in two days some 7.9 billion people have cause to celebrate. Earth Day...
Hannover Re Latest Company to Leave Net-Zero Insurance Alliance April 19, 2023 By Tom Sims and Simon Jessop German reinsurer Hannover Re on Wednesday became the third major company to leave a global climate alliance focused on reducing...
Climate Activists Sue EU for Labeling Gas and Nuclear Investments as ‘Green’ April 18, 2023 By Kate Abnett Greenpeace and other campaign groups are set to take the European Commission to court on Tuesday, seeking to overturn European...