California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters: Munich Re January 8, 2019 By L.S. Howard The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael...
Exxon Bid to Halt Climate Change Probes Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court January 7, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the attorney general of Massachusetts to obtain records from Exxon...
Underestimating Climate Change Risks Could Hit Investors: Opinion December 27, 2018 By Mark Buchanan, Bloomberg View As the effects of climate change unfold, its impact on business will grow more severe: altered rain patterns will affect...
California Commissioner Pushing Insurer Fossil Fuel Divestment to The End December 20, 2018 By Don Jergler California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones continues to push the fossil fuel divestment hot button right to the end of the...
Average World Temperatures to Far Exceed Paris Climate Agreement Goals: Report December 13, 2018 By Nina Chestney Average world temperatures are on course to far exceed the main goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on limiting...
Sweden’s Wildfires Highlight Cost of Rapidly Changing Climate in Europe December 12, 2018 By William Wilkes Hannele Arvonen, the owner of one of Sweden’s largest lumber yards, is spending the winter months planning for a new...
Survey from Regulator of Largest U.S. Insurance Market Shows More Coal Divestment by Insurers November 29, 2018 By Don Jergler California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday revealed he’s had some success with his 2018 Climate Risk Carbon Initiative Coal...
Greenhouse Gases Reach Level Last Seen 3-5 Million Years Ago: WMO Report November 27, 2018 By Rachel Morison Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached a record not seen since sea levels were 10 meters to 20 meters...
Carbon Copies of Flo, Jake, Gecko Join Climate Change Protest at NAIC Meeting November 15, 2018 By Don Jergler An angry Flo, an unusually sullen Jake, a less-than cheeky Gecko and a hawkish duck stood outside the National Association...
Climate Change Impact Assessment Looks at Risk, Readiness Around U.S. October 25, 2018 By Don Jergler Low risk, but low readiness. That’s the assessment for Long Beach, Calif., a city that’s close to my heart. For...