Update: Leaders at COP26 Climate Conference Pledge to Cut Methane and Save Forests November 2, 2021 By Jake Spring and Jeff Mason GLASGOW – Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference pledged on Tuesday to stop deforestation by the end of the...
What Are the Economic Stakes of Climate Change? October 25, 2021 By Mark Johnson COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting next Sunday may be the world’s best last chance to cap global warming at...
Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit Record in 2021 as World Fails to Cap Rising Temperatures October 25, 2021 By Emma Farge and Gerry Mey GENEVA/GLASGOW – Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is “way off track” on capping rising...
Worsening Off-Season Floods in Venice Trigger Fears About Climate Change Impact October 22, 2021 By Colleen Barry VENICE, Italy (AP) – After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with...
AXIS Capital Accelerates Its Retreat From Coal Investments and Cover October 21, 2021 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said it will phase out insurance cover and investments in the coal business globally within the...
Asset Managers, Including Allianz, to Cut Portfolio Emissions by at Least 25% by 2025 October 21, 2021 By Alastair Marsh By 2025, 29 of the world’s biggest pension funds and investment firms, including Allianz SE and the California Public Employees’...
Banks Demanding Stricter Environmental Criteria When Financing Shipping Companies October 20, 2021 By Jonathan Saul Banks are demanding much stricter environmental criteria when financing shipping companies as investor pressure grows on the sector to accelerate...
Global Construction Industry Faces Climate Change Challenges, Opportunities: Marsh October 1, 2021 By L.S. Howard Climate change and the race to net zero greenhouse gas emissions (net zero) are arguably the greatest challenges that face...
Funds Demand Science-Based Emissions Targets From 1,600 Most Polluting Firms September 30, 2021 By Simon Jessop Funds managing nearly $30 trillion in assets called on Wednesday for 1,600 of the world’s most polluting companies to “urgently”...
EPA Urged by 21 States to Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rules September 28, 2021 By David Shepardson A group of 21 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and several major U.S. cities urged the Biden administration...