Impending Dutch Court Decision to Test Shell’s Responsibility for Climate Change May 25, 2021 By Hugo Miller and Laura Hurst A Dutch court verdict against Royal Dutch Shell Plc will determine whether it has a legal responsibility for climate change,...
Bank of England Plans to Nudge Companies to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions May 24, 2021 By David Milliken LONDON – The Bank of England set out plans on Friday to use its 20 billion pounds ($28.4 billion) of...
Canada Faces Mega-Hurricanes if Climate Change Pushes Storms North: Swiss Re Warns May 21, 2021 By Danielle Bochove Climate change is making hurricanes bigger and stronger, and it may soon push them farther north. Yet Canada’s homeowners, businesses...
Report: $8.1B of Sandy’s Damages Attributable to Climate Change May 20, 2021 By Don Jergler Roughly $8.1B of Superstorm Sandy’s damages in 2012 are attributable to “climate-mediated anthropogenic sea level rise,” a report out this...
UK Pushes G-7 Countries to Adopt Mandatory Climate Reporting for Big Companies May 20, 2021 By Alex Morales, Alessandra Migliaccio and Alberto Nardelli UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is pushing the Group of Seven (G-7) economies to impose mandatory reporting of...
Warming Arctic Permafrost Will Make It Harder to Curb Climate Change: Study May 18, 2021 By Timothy Gardner The warming Arctic tundra will make it harder for the world to curb climate change, as thawing permafrost and wildfires...
Climate Litigation Cases Booming After Paris Agreement – Often Led by Young Activists May 17, 2021 By Laura Millan Whatsapp chat rooms and Telegram channels across Germany lit up in the early hours of April 29. Young people frantically...
UK Supports Global Deal to Stop Cross-Border Financing of Coal Projects May 14, 2021 By David Milliken Britain wants to broker a global agreement to stop the cross-border financing of coal projects when it hosts a major...
Pennsylvania Takes Next Step to Start Carbon Emissions Caps in 2022 May 7, 2021 By Marc Levy Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration on Tuesday solidified its intention to begin imposing a price on greenhouse gas emissions from...
NOAA: Hot is the New U.S. Climate Normal May 6, 2021 By Don Jergler It’s hot, get used to it. That might be the clearest takeaway from a message out from the National Oceanic...