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...
Social Inflation or Science: What Is Fueling Climate Litigation? September 23, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane A rising amount of litigation tied to the environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions prompted a question from...
Analysis of German Activists’ Climate Lawsuit Against BMW and Daimler September 21, 2021 By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN – German activists have filed a lawsuit against automakers BMW and Daimler for refusing to tighten carbon emissions goals,...
Global Warming Could Kill 83 Million People by Turn of Next Century: Study July 30, 2021 By Jonathan Tirone A population equivalent to that of Germany — 83 million people — could be killed by 2100 because of rising...
Climate Models May Have Underestimated Impact of Extreme Weather Events July 26, 2021 By Andrea Januta As scientists gather online to finalize a long-awaited update on global climate research, recent extreme weather events across the globe...