Lloyd’s Insurer Brit to Stop Insuring Australia’s Adani Coal Mine February 23, 2021 Major Lloyd’s of London insurer Brit will not insure Adani Enterprises’ Carmichael thermal coal mine, it said on Tuesday, adding...
U.S. Financial Services Leaders Support Principles for Low-Carbon Transition February 18, 2021 By Don Jergler U.S. financial services leaders have stated their support in principle for a U.S. transition to a low-carbon economy. The support...
Construction of Controversial UK Coal Mine Now Under Review After Climate Backlash February 10, 2021 By Jessica Shankleman Construction of a coal mine that threatened UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim to be a world leader in the...
Fossil Fuel Pollution Kills 8.7 Million People Annually Across the Globe: Research February 10, 2021 By Eric Roston Efforts to slow the process of global warming focus on the future harms of continuing to burn fossil fuel, but...
Rescuers Search for Workers Trapped at Hydropower Site in Flood-Hit North India February 9, 2021 By Rajesh Kumar Singh Rescue workers continue to battle mountains of slush and debris at a hydropower construction site in north India that was...
Lloyd’s Launches Global Platform to Drive Resilience to World’s Systemic Risks February 8, 2021 Lloyd’s, the insurance and reinsurance marketplace, is launching “Futureset,” a new global platform and community dedicated to driving greater societal...
Russian Mining Giant Nornickel Fined $2 Billion for Huge Arctic Fuel Spill February 5, 2021 By Polina Devitt MOSCOW – Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel was fined $2 billion on Friday for the damage caused by a huge...
Sadly The One Thing 2020 Did Well Was to Heat Things up February 4, 2021 By Don Jergler 2020 wasn’t the bottom of the barrel in all regards – depending on how you look at it. The planet’s...
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...