Net-Zero Emissions Pledges by Big Global Companies Have ‘Credibility Gaps’: Report June 13, 2022 By Gloria Dickie and Simon Jessop Corporate plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions fall short of what is needed to combat climate change, with “major credibility...
Report Casts Doubt on Net-Zero Emissions Pledges by Big Global Companies June 13, 2022 By Gloria Dickie and Simon Jessop Corporate plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions fall short of what is needed to combat climate change, with “major credibility...
Climate Change Lawsuits Are Exploding Globally, but Court Wins Are Few June 2, 2022 By Jeremy Hodges A year ago, a Dutch judge ordered Shell to slash its emissions harder and faster than planned. Victorious campaigners and...
Canada Releases Draft Guidelines to Manage Financial Risks of Climate Change May 27, 2022 A Canadian financial regulator released draft guidelines on Thursday to mitigate the risks of climate change as the country’s financial...
Dutch Insurer NN Group Expects to Accelerate Exit From Coal Investments May 27, 2022 By Jessica DiNapoli DAVOS, Switzerland – NN Group NV expects to accelerate its deadline to exit coal investments, now set at 2030, due...
Swiss Re and UBS Among Founding Buyers of Credits From Carbon Removal Scheme May 23, 2022 By Susanna Twidale Insurance firm Swiss Re and banking giant UBS are among five founding buyers of credits from a scheme set up...
AXA to Join €1B Regenerative Agriculture Fund to Help Mitigate Climate Change May 13, 2022 Insurer AXA and consumer goods group Unilever plan to invest 100 million euros each into a new 1 billion euro...
Russia’s War With Ukraine Must Not Derail Climate Action: Envoys Warn May 12, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Kate Abnett The world needs to speed up decarbonization and not let a focus on energy security in the wake of Russia’s...
Insurer Aviva Urges UK Government to Detail How It Will Reach Net Zero Emissions May 6, 2022 By Alastair Marsh The British government should practice what it preaches on net-zero emissions, according to insurer Aviva Plc and conservation group WWF....
Allianz Plans to Take Harder Line on Insuring Fossil Fuel Industry to Meet Climate Goals May 3, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn Europe’s biggest insurer Allianz plans to take a harder line on insuring the oil and gas industry as part of...