Latest Climate Change Headlines
All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Luton Airport Runway Meltdown Shows That Airports Are Vulnerable to Climate Change
Jul 22 2022 // The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face in making their infrastructure...
How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires
Jul 21 2022 // Brutal heatwaves are gripping both Europe and the United States this week and are forecast to dump searing heat on much of China into late August. In addition to temperatures spiking above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit),...
Update: Climate Change Alarm Sounded as Wildfires Rage Across Europe
Jul 20 2022 // Emergency services battled wildfires across swathes of southern Europe amid mass evacuations on Wednesday, as warnings sounded in London after Britain’s hottest day that the fight against climate change needed to be...
Europe Battles Wildfires in Intense Heat That Scientists Blame on Climate Change
Jul 18 2022 // JERTE, Spain – Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say...
WTW Acquires Climate Risk Analytics Firm Butterwire
Jul 12 2022 // Insurance broker WTW reported its acquisition of Butterwire, a provider of data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning platforms. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, the financial analytics company will become a...
Europe’s Landmark Test of Banks’ Resilience to Climate Risk Is Softer Than Expected
Jul 6 2022 // Europe’s landmark test of banks’ resilience to global warming was far softer than many lenders had expected, according to people familiar with the matter. Even the toughest hypothetical scenarios in the...
Climate Change Driving Extreme Heat and Flooding in 2022: Report
Jul 1 2022 // Extreme weather events – from scorching heatwaves to unusually heavy downpours – have caused widespread upheaval across the globe this year, with thousands of people killed and millions more displaced. In the last...
Survey: Broad Support for Renewables, Gap in Climate Change Awareness
Jun 30 2022 // There is overwhelming public support across the globe for using renewable energy, according to a new survey out from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. The international survey was published on Wednesday. It...
Like Bonnaroo Fest in Tenn, Outdoor Venues Facing Challenges with Climate Change
Jun 29 2022 // Since its debut on a rural Tennessee farm two decades ago, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival strived to be one of the country’s greenest music festivals, investing in recycling, composting, solar energy and other...
Gallagher Re Launches Climate Risk Resilience Practice, Led by World Bank’s Bavandi
Jun 27 2022 // Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broker, announced it has launched a global practice focusing on public sector and climate resilience solutions, with responsibility for developing Gallagher Re’s core offering...
UK Insurers Need to Consider Climate Change Risks: Accounting Watchdog
Jun 15 2022 // The UK’s accounting watchdog is proposing new rules for insurance companies to make sure actuaries factor in climate change risk. “As the importance of climate change risks continues to grow it is critical that...
World’s Biggest Re/Insurers Expanding in Africa, but Climate Change Could Hit Profits
Jun 10 2022 // The world’s biggest insurers are expanding in Africa, looking to tap growth promised by a rising population and middle class, but climate change could complicate their quest for profits. With Western markets...
Insurers Must Be Better Prepared for Impact of Climate Change: BoE
Jun 8 2022 // Insurers need to plug data gaps to be better prepared for the impact of climate change on their operations and further work may be needed on how much capital they should hold, the Bank of England (BoE) said on...
Climate Change Lawsuits Are Exploding Globally, but Court Wins Are Few
Jun 2 2022 // A year ago, a Dutch judge ordered Shell to slash its emissions harder and faster than planned. Victorious campaigners and lawyers declared the win would straighten up the biggest polluters and serve as a warning to...
Weird Rainfall Patterns in Europe Blamed on Climate Change
Jun 1 2022 // Emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases caused by human activities are directly responsible for long-term dry conditions in the Mediterranean basin and the increasing rainfall over the rest of Europe during winter,...
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 institutions prepare for mandatory disclosures starting in 2024. The guidelines,...
Study Finds Climate Change Could Hit U.S. Corn Belt Hard
May 26 2022 // Climate change could hit the U.S. Corn Belt especially hard, a study from Emory University finds. Without “major technological advances in agricultural practices,” the U.S. Corn Belt will be unsuitable for...
HSBC Banker Suspended After Playing Down Financial Risks of Climate Change
May 23 2022 // UK pension schemes should not ignore climate change, a senior executive at The Pensions Regulator said on Monday, the first watchdog to weigh in after a top HSBC banker was suspended after playing down the financial risks...
Financial Risks of Climate Change Are Exaggerated: Senior HSBC Banker
May 20 2022 // Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the financial risks of climate change, a senior HSBC banker in charge of sustainable investments said in remarks that drew criticism from climate...
Climate Change Boosted Cost of Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis by $4B: Study
May 19 2022 // The effects of human-caused climate change were responsible for roughly $4 billion of the $10 billion in insured losses resulting from Typhoon Hagibis that struck Japan in October of 2019, according to a new analysis of...
