As Insurers Exit Coal Underwriting, They May Find It’s Good for Stock Valuations February 2, 2021 By Tim Quinson As far as climate groups like the Sunrise Project are concerned, getting insurers out of the coal underwriting business is...
Climate Change Is Causing Sea Levels to Rise Faster than Most Forecasts February 2, 2021 By Jonathan Tirone Climate change is causing oceans to rise quicker than scientists’ most pessimistic forecasts, resulting in earlier flood risks to coastal...
Aviva Investors Weighs Ditching Holdings in Biggest Carbon Emitters for Climate Inaction February 1, 2021 By Simon Jessop LONDON – Aviva Investors said on Monday it could ditch its stock and bond holdings in 30 of the world’s...
Businesses Should Take the Lead on COVID-19 Recovery, Climate Crisis: UN Chief January 29, 2021 By Michelle Nichols UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday [Jan. 25] urged businesses to lead the way to a fair and sustainable recovery...
Biden’s Climate Accord Move Welcomed by World Leaders January 21, 2021 By Don Jergler New U.S. President Joe Biden wasted no time on making known his intentions regarding climate change on his first day...
Here’s How European Satellites Can Help Predict the Next Weather Disaster January 19, 2021 By Jonathan Tirone Spain began the new year battling Storm Filomena, a once-in-a-generation weather event that blanketed Madrid in snow and paralyzed the...
AXIS Capital Decides to Stop Insuring Arctic Oil and Gas Projects January 15, 2021 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said it won’t insure oil and gas projects in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, becoming the...
Warming Arctic Is Key to Understanding Climate Change Risks, Experts Say January 14, 2021 By Clare Baldwin and Kate Abnett HONG KONG/BRUSSELS – The environmental transformation happening in the Arctic is key to understanding the potential global impacts of climate...
Earth Draws Closer to Climate Change Tipping Points After Another Year of Record Heat January 8, 2021 By Jonathan Tirone Another year of record-high heat punctuated a decade-long increase in global temperatures that has placed the Earth’s economies dangerously close...
Cities Are Stepping up Their Own Greenhouse Gas Battles January 7, 2021 By Don Jergler Long Beach, Calif., this week took a step in a plan to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions. The city council...