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...
Climate Change Could Cut Global GDP by 18% by 2050 – If Nothing Is Done: Swiss Re April 22, 2021 If nothing is done to combat climate change, global temperatures could rise by 3.2°C within the next 30 years, shrinking...
Analysis: Exit from Paris Agreement Creates Climate Liability for U.S. Businesses November 5, 2020 By Nathaniel Bullard The outcome of the U.S. general election is not yet clear. What’s been obvious for months is that climate change...
U.S. Officially Becomes 1st Nation to Exit Paris Climate Pact November 4, 2020 By Will Wade and Jess Shankleman The U.S. has officially become the first nation to quit the Paris climate agreement, even as the outcome of the...
$5 Trillion Investor Group Aims to Align Portfolios with Paris Climate Agreement October 13, 2020 By Simon Jessop Thirty of the world’s largest investors managing a combined $5 trillion said on Tuesday they plan to set targets to...
Financial Services Industry Must Act Faster on Climate Change: Bank of England Chief December 30, 2019 Financial services have been too slow to cut investment in fossil fuels, a delay that could lead to a sharp...
Oil Industry’s $50 Billion in New Projects Conflict with Paris Climate Goals: Think Tank September 6, 2019 By Ron Bousso Major oil companies have approved $50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments...
Insurers Pressured to Drop Coverage of Canada’s Oil Sands Pipeline August 8, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici A coalition of 32 environmental and indigenous groups on Thursday urged insurers to stop underwriting the Trans Mountain pipeline to...
CBA Joins Other Australian Companies with Aims to Cut Coal Exposure August 8, 2019 Commonwealth Bank of Australia became the latest company to join a global push to reduce emissions and said it would...