Cities Drive Greenhouse Gas Emissions but Can Provide Solutions to Climate Change April 6, 2022 By Daniel Trotta The world’s cities are a big driver of planet-warming emissions but can play a major role in addressing climate change...
U.S. Regulators Slow Consideration of Climate Impact of New Gas Projects March 25, 2022 By Timothy Gardner U.S. regulators on Thursday delayed requirements to consider greenhouse gas emissions before approvals of gas projects, after lawmakers complained the...
European Union Lawmakers Agree to Force Foreign Firms to Comply With ESG Rules March 23, 2022 By Frances Schwartzkopff and John Ainger European lawmakers have agreed to force roughly 28,000 foreign subsidiaries to comply with the bloc’s ESG rules, marking a blow...
U.S. SEC Unveils Landmark Climate Change Risk Disclosure Rule March 21, 2022 The U.S. securities regulator on Monday proposed requiring U.S.-listed companies to disclose a range of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas...
World’s Cargo Ships Are Sailing Into Supply Chain Disruptions via Climate Risks: Report March 21, 2022 By Eric Roston Dangerous, expensive disruptions to shipping and many of the world’s roughly 3,700 ports are on the rise along with global...
Climate Change Is Making Australia a More Difficult Place to Live: Prime Minister March 9, 2022 By Ben Westcott and Sybilla Gross Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded that a changing climate is making the country a more difficult place to live...
Wall Street Regulator to Propose Climate Risk Rule As Early As March 16, Say Sources March 8, 2022 By Katanga Johnson and Jarrett Renshaw The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to propose its landmark climate risk rule as early as Wednesday, March...
Judge Blocks Biden Order on Calculating Climate Risks in Government Decisions February 14, 2022 By Nichola Groom A federal judge on Friday blocked for now the Biden administration from restoring Obama-era values for calculating the cost of...
Corporate Climate Targets to Have Limited Impact on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Report February 10, 2022 Some of the world’s biggest companies have made climate targets that will have only a limited impact on their actual...
Net-Zero Insurers’ Climate-Friendly Plans to Exit Coal Impeded by Antitrust Laws January 19, 2022 By Alastair Marsh A group of the world’s biggest insurers and reinsurers jointly pledging to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from their underwriting activities...