Coal in Crosshairs as UN Climate Summit Brings Raft of Clean Energy Pledges November 4, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop GLASGOW – Government representatives at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Thursday will turn their focus to tackling the...
Banks, Asset Managers, Representing 40% of World’s Assets, Vow to Meet Climate Goals November 3, 2021 By Tom Metcalf and Alex Morales Banks and asset managers representing 40% of the world’s financial assets have now pledged to meet the goals set out...
Update: Leaders at COP26 Climate Conference Pledge to Cut Methane and Save Forests November 2, 2021 By Jake Spring and Jeff Mason GLASGOW – Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference pledged on Tuesday to stop deforestation by the end of the...
AXA Tightens Policy for Insuring, Investing in Oil & Gas Ahead of COP26 Summit November 1, 2021 By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Simon Jessop AXA, France’s biggest insurer, said on Friday it would tighten its policy regarding investing in and insuring the oil and...
Climate Protesters Spill 1,000 Liters of Fake Oil Outside Lloyd’s of London October 29, 2021 By Ryan Hesketh Climate protesters spilled a 1,000 liters (220 gallons) of fake oil outside Lloyd’s of London Friday, part of a campaign...
What Are the Economic Stakes of Climate Change? October 25, 2021 By Mark Johnson COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting next Sunday may be the world’s best last chance to cap global warming at...
Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit Record in 2021 as World Fails to Cap Rising Temperatures October 25, 2021 By Emma Farge and Gerry Mey GENEVA/GLASGOW – Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is “way off track” on capping rising...
Worsening Off-Season Floods in Venice Trigger Fears About Climate Change Impact October 22, 2021 By Colleen Barry VENICE, Italy (AP) – After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with...
California Releases Climate Draft Plan, Axis Accelerates Retreat from Coal October 21, 2021 By Don Jergler Insurer Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. announced new a policy restricting insurance and investments in coal, tar sands oil, and Arctic...
New Zealand Is 1st Country to Pass Climate Change Disclosure Laws for Insurers, Banks October 21, 2021 New Zealand has become the first country to pass laws requiring banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts...