Global Regulators Propose Tougher Scrutiny of Voluntary Carbon Markets December 4, 2023 By Huw Jones A global securities watchdog proposed 21 safety measures on Sunday to improve integrity, transparency and enforcement in voluntary carbon markets...
World to Hit 2.5F of Warming During 2023 as Hottest Year on Record November 30, 2023 By Gloria Dickie With a month to run, 2023 will reach global warming of about 1.4 degrees Celsius (2.5 Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels,...
Chubb Launches Client Methane Resource Center November 28, 2023 Chubb Limited recently announced the launch of the Chubb Methane Resource Hub, a digital resource offering clients information and insights...
France, US Plan to Seek Ban on Private Finance to Coal-Fired Plants at COP28: Sources November 22, 2023 By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Kate Abnett and Valerie Volcovici France, backed by the United States, plans to seek a halt to private financing for coal-based power plants during the...
Climate on Track to Warm by Nearly 5.2F Without Aggressive Actions: UN Report November 21, 2023 By Gloria Dickie Countries’ current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3...
SEC Signals It May Curb Climate Rule Ambitions November 20, 2023 By Jarrett Renshaw, Douglas Gillison and Isla Binnie U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials have told lobbyists and corporate executives in recent days that the agency’s long-anticipated...
Faster Melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Is ‘Unavoidable’ October 24, 2023 By Sana Pashankar The West Antarctic ice sheet is set to melt faster even if the world rapidly cuts emissions, according to a...
Biggest Polluting Firms Failing on Short-Term Emissions Goals: Investor Pressure Group October 20, 2023 By Tommy Wilkes and Simon Jessop Fewer than one in five of the world’s biggest polluting companies have short-term emissions reductions targets in line with keeping...
Net-Zero Investor Group Reports Financing Activities Lead to Emissions Decline October 18, 2023 By Alastair Marsh A $9.5 trillion investor group that includes Allianz SE, Legal & General Plc and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System...
Climate Change Made Deadly Floods in Libya and Greece More Extreme September 21, 2023 By Laura Millan The low-pressure weather system that unleashed unprecedented amounts of rain across the eastern Mediterranean last week was made more likely...