South Africa Sued Over Plans to Construct New Coal-Fired Power Plants November 17, 2021 By Antony Sguazzin South Africa’s energy regulator and energy minister have been sued by environmental activists over national plans to allow the construction...
COP26 Climate Agreement Targets Fossil Fuels as Key Driver of Global Warming November 15, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and William James GLASGOW – U.N. climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the...
Insurers to Hike Private Market Investments; Environmental Focus Grows: BlackRock November 15, 2021 By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber GLASGOW / NEW YORK – Insurers plan to increase their allocations to private markets to 14% from 11% over the...
Draft COP26 Climate Deal Tries to Balance Demands of Developing and Richer Nations November 12, 2021 By Kate Abnett, Elizabeth Piper and Simon Jessop GLASGOW – A new draft agreement for the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Friday presses countries to be more...
Shipping Firms in Crosshairs as Investors, Insurers Shun Coal November 12, 2021 By Jonathan Saul Shipping companies that transport the world’s coal are in the crosshairs of some financial backers who are cleaning up their...
Allianz, European Investment Bank Back €500M Public-Private Climate Fund November 8, 2021 By Simon Jessop GLASGOW – The European Investment Bank and Allianz Global Investors said on Monday they plan to raise 500 million euros...
AXA’s Investment Arm to Divest Oil and Gas Climate Laggards After Three Years November 8, 2021 By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes GLASGOW – The fund arm of French insurer AXA said on Monday it would take a tougher line with oil...
Business Execs Optimistic COP26 Will Bring Changes Needed to Tackle Climate Change November 8, 2021 By Ross Kerber and Simon Jessop A week into the United Nations’ high-profile climate conference in Glasgow, executives and financial analysts said they are optimistic the...
COP26 Coal Pledge Falls Short on Support From Big User Countries as Emissions Surge November 5, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Elizabeth Piper GLASGOW – A pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference...
Reports from U.S.-based Group Will Examine Impacts of Climate Change on Terrorism November 4, 2021 By Don Jergler A new global partnership with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism will focus on...