Insurance Council of Australia Declares Catastrophe for New South Wales Bushfires November 12, 2019 The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) on Nov. 9 declared a catastrophe for the bushfires blazing in northern New South...
Australia Braces for Another Week of Devastating Bushfires November 12, 2019 By Emily Cadman and Jason Scott Australia is bracing for another week of devastating bushfires, with swaths of the eastern seaboard and even areas of greater...
Are Employees Pushing Insurers to Shun Coal in Climate Change Movement? November 7, 2019 By Don Jergler Seventeen insurers have restricted insurance services to coal projects in the past two years. A dozen insurers have adopted policies...
The Aral Sea Is Dying — A Victim of Environmental Malpractice November 7, 2019 By Eric Roston The Aral Sea was once the world’s fourth largest inland lake. Today, it’s the epitome of environmental malpractice. More than...
Australia’s Pro-Coal Prime Minister Signals War on Climate Change Activists November 1, 2019 By Jason Scott Radical. Extreme. Anarchists: Scott Morrison’s choice of language Friday made it clear how he views some environmental protesters. Now the...
Companies in Polluting Industries Slow to Disclose Climate Change Risks: Moody’s October 22, 2019 By Nichola Groom U.S. and European companies in polluting industries rarely disclose the financial risks they face related to climate change even though...
AXIS Capital Sets Clean Energy Policy Designed to Reduce Climate Risks October 17, 2019 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. won’t insure, invest in or provide insurance or reinsurance for new coal plants or oil pipelines...
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Grows by Another State October 3, 2019 By Don Jergler Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday ordered his administration to start working on regulations to bring Pennsylvania into the Regional...
U.N. Science Panel Warns Climate Impacts on Oceans Include Rising Seas, Dry Rivers September 26, 2019 By Matthew Green Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate delivered a stark warning...
Many Major Central Banks, Minus U.S. Fed, Taking Action on Climate Change Risks September 24, 2019 By Jill Ward Bank of England Governor Mark Carney was in no mood for laughter as he stood in his tuxedo before the...