French Insurer CNP to Stop Financing New Oil/Gas Projects to Help Limit Global Warming February 17, 2022 By Simon Jessop France’s CNP Assurances CNPP.PA will no longer finance new oil and gas projects or invest more money in companies planning...
Corporate Climate Targets to Have Limited Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Report February 10, 2022 Some of the world’s biggest companies have made climate targets that will have only a limited impact on their actual...
NASA: Earth’s Temperature in 2021 Was 1.5 Degrees F Above Baseline February 3, 2022 By Don Jergler Earth’s global average surface temperatures in 2021 were 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.85 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline...
Viewpoint: Climate Change Litigation – Why Better Disclosure Is Vital as Cases Rise February 2, 2022 By Thomas Englerth With the effects of climate change becoming more palpable, a rise in climate litigation cases could have significant financial and...
QBE Launches Sustainable Energies Unit to Support Clients’ Transition to Lower Carbon January 28, 2022 QBE has launched a Sustainable Energies unit to support customers as they transition to lower carbon energy. The unit will...
World’s Largest Asset Owners Pledge to Halve Emissions in Portfolios by 2030 January 25, 2022 By Simon Jessop A group of the world’s largest asset owners managing $10.4 trillion said on Tuesday they would step up their response...
Aviva Broadens Sustainable Investments to Include Biodiversity, Human Rights January 24, 2022 By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop Leading British asset manager Aviva Investors plans to push boards for greater action on biodiversity and human rights so that...
Nearly 8-in-10 Executives Believe World Is at ‘Climate Change Tipping Point’ January 20, 2022 By Don Jergler Two-thirds of executives say their companies are “very concerned” about climate change, and 79% believe the world is at “a...
Net-Zero Insurers’ Climate-Friendly Plans to Exit Coal Impeded by Antitrust Laws January 19, 2022 By Alastair Marsh A group of the world’s biggest insurers and reinsurers jointly pledging to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from their underwriting activities...
UK High Court Throws Out Case Brought by Climate Activists Against Oil Regulator January 19, 2022 By Shadia Nasralla A UK High Court on Tuesday threw out a case brought by climate activists against the country’s oil and gas...