Analysis of German Activists’ Climate Lawsuit Against BMW and Daimler September 21, 2021 By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN – German activists have filed a lawsuit against automakers BMW and Daimler for refusing to tighten carbon emissions goals,...
Zurich and Swiss Re Leaning Even Greener, While Gen Zers Covet Climate Jobs September 9, 2021 By Don Jergler Zurich is deepening emissions cuts and adding green options for customers. Zurich Insurance Group announced this week it is “taking...
Report: More U.S. Residents Heading Toward Climate Change Dangers Than Away August 26, 2021 By Don Jergler It’s counterintuitive to run toward a fire, or any risk for that matter, but that mindest doesn’t seem to always...
Swiss Re Signs $10M Carbon Removal Purchase Agreement to Fight Climate Change August 26, 2021 Swiss Re and carbon removal specialist Climeworks are partnering to combat climate change — by signing the world’s first long-term...
Insurers Need to Accelerate Exit From Oil & Gas Industry to Meet Climate Goals: Report August 26, 2021 By Tim Quinson For the insurance industry to fulfill its stated commitment to combat climate change, it may want to accelerate its efforts...
China’s Cities Aren’t Prepared for Extreme Weather Caused by Climate Change August 25, 2021 By Bloomberg News Climate change is making China’s annual summer floods worse, and cities housing millions of people aren’t prepared to handle the...
New Wildfires Break Out on Greece’s Evia Island August 24, 2021 By Elena Becatoros ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s fire department scrambled firefighting aircraft and ground forces as at least two new blazes broke...
Climate Change Exacerbated Germany’s Deadly Floods: Report August 24, 2021 By Laura Millan The heavy rains and floods that killed at least 220 people in Belgium and Germany this summer were made more...
Rain Falls at Highest Point on Greenland’s Ice Sheet for 1st Time on Record August 23, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Andrea Januta Rain fell at the highest point on the Greenland ice sheet last week for the first time on record, another...
Insured Losses from European Floods Estimated at $6 Billion-$7.7 Billion: RMS August 23, 2021 RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe modeling company, estimates that insured losses from the Western and Central Europe flooding, which occurred...