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...
AXIS Capital Accelerates Its Retreat From Coal Investments and Cover October 21, 2021 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said it will phase out insurance cover and investments in the coal business globally within the...
Asset Managers, Including Allianz, to Cut Portfolio Emissions by at Least 25% by 2025 October 21, 2021 By Alastair Marsh By 2025, 29 of the world’s biggest pension funds and investment firms, including Allianz SE and the California Public Employees’...