Central Banks, Supervisors Must Focus on Financial Resilience to Climate Change: BoE May 3, 2022 The rise in demand for coal following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a setback to reaching a net-zero economy by...
Net Zero Business Opportunities Could Double Size of London Insurance Market: LIIBA May 3, 2022 The business opportunities provided by the global transition to net zero is potentially large enough to double the size of...
U.S. Lawmakers Push Insurers to Stop Underwriting Fossil Fuels April 27, 2022 By Josh Saul and Max Reyes A group of Democratic lawmakers, mostly members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, have asked some of the nation’s biggest insurance...
Shell’s Board Faces Personal Liability for Failure to Cut Emissions: Environment Group April 25, 2022 A group that won a victory over energy major Shell last year with a Dutch court order to deepen greenhouse...
Climate Change Exacerbates Extreme Weather in Europe: Report April 25, 2022 By John Ainger Climate change produced another record-breaking year of extreme weather in Europe in 2021, triggering catastrophic flooding and the hottest summer...
Britain to Write Rules Forcing Companies to Publish Plans for Net Zero Transition April 25, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain unveiled a new taskforce on Monday to write rules forcing financial firms and listed companies to publish plans from...
Net-Zero Holdouts That Stick Out Like a ‘Sore Thumb’ April 13, 2022 By Tim Quinson While many large corporations have announced ambitious pledges to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of the century, their commitments...
As Climate Disclosures Toughen, Corporate Laggards May Be Vulnerable to Lawsuits April 13, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley and Simon Jessop A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers as campaigners...
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...
Zurich Insurance Accelerates Operational Net-Zero Target to 2030 Instead of 2050 April 1, 2022 Zurich Insurance Group announced it is bringing forward by 20 years its target to achieve net-zero emissions in its operations....