Staying Profitable in an Increasingly Fragmented World: SCOR Global P&C CEO September 23, 2019 By L.S. Howard There are several things that keep SCOR’s Jean-Paul Conoscente awake at night. Climate change is one of them; cyber risk...
Re/insurers Rethink Climate Change Risks as Losses Grow from Wildfires, Floods, Hail September 20, 2019 By Lena Masri By the time David Kaisel got back from selling his flour at a farmers’ market, a wildfire in California’s Capay...
Climate Change Tops List of World’s ‘Extreme Risks’ September 12, 2019 By Don Jergler Global temperature change, global trade collapse and cyber warfare are the top three “extreme risks” identified in a study from...
Oil Industry’s $50 Billion in New Projects Conflict with Paris Climate Goals: Think Tank September 6, 2019 By Ron Bousso Major oil companies have approved $50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments...
Study of European Flood Trends Finds North-South Climate Variances August 29, 2019 By Eric Roston European river flooding has grown more intense in northwestern Europe and decreased in the south over the last half century,...
Why Are Amazon Fires Potentially Sparking Global Climate Crisis? August 26, 2019 By Jake Spring A record number of fires ravaging the Amazon has drawn international outrage because of the rainforest’s importance to the global...
Retreat as an Answer to Climate Change? August 22, 2019 By Don Jergler Think retreat is never an option? Think again. “Faced with global warming, rising sea levels, and the climate-related extremes they...
Germany’s Forests Damaged by Droughts and Wildfires, Stoking Climate Debate August 12, 2019 By Frank Jordans Germany’s forests – long a source of pride and national identity – are feeling the heat. A second consecutive year...
CBA Joins Other Australian Companies with Aims to Cut Coal Exposure August 8, 2019 Commonwealth Bank of Australia became the latest company to join a global push to reduce emissions and said it would...
Europe’s Heatwave Was Even Hotter With Impact of Climate Change: Research August 6, 2019 By Eric Roston Heat scorched Western Europe this July in what will likely be confirmed as the hottest month in recorded history, according...