Latest Climate Change Headlines
All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Washington Commissioner Hosts Summit on Climate Change
Jun 12 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler will convene a summit on the impacts of climate change on the insurance industry and insurance consumers on Thursday, June 15 in Seattle. “Insurance is a $24 billion...
It’s not easy being green
Jun 5 2006 // “It’s not easy being green.” — Kermit the Frog The environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently....
Editor’s Note: It’s not easy being green
Jun 5 2006 // The environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently. I’ve had a constant reminder for several years, since my husband works...
Australian Climate Study Finds Stronger Evidence of Global Warming
May 26 2006 // A report compiled by the Australian government’s Department of the Environment and Heritage – Australian Greenhouse Office, concludes: “Evidence that the Earth is warming has become much stronger since...
AIG Adopts Policy on Climate Change
May 17 2006 // American International Group has joined the ranks of major insurers committed to doing something about the increased risks the industry faces due to climate change. In a newly issued statement, the company said it...
EEA Report Says ‘Tackling Climate Change’ Will Save Lives, $15 Billion
May 15 2006 // A brief status report from the European Environment Agency (EEA)notes that “tackling climate change will improve Europe’s air quality, cut premature deaths and could save €12 billion [$15.4 billion] annually...
Getting on the green wagon
May 8 2006 // “It’s not easy being green.” — Kermit the Frog Maybe it’s because of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, but the environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew...
Mayfield: ‘2006 hurricane season CAN be worse than 2005’
May 8 2006 // With more than 55 million people living in coastal communities, the nation must learn its lesson from the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons and prepare now for what will happen after June 1, according to Max Mayfield,...
International poll finds rising concern among 30 countries over global warming
May 8 2006 // A 30-country poll finds large majorities in all countries believe climate change is a serious problem. No country has more than one in five saying it is not a serious problem. The poll of 33,237 people from all major...
Mayfield: ‘2006 hurricane season CAN be worse than 2005’
May 8 2006 // With more than 55 million people living in coastal communities, the nation must learn its lesson from the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons and prepare now for what will happen after June 1, according to Max Mayfield,...
Editor’s Note: Getting on the green wagon
May 8 2006 // Green seems to be shaping up as the symbolic and operable color of this millennium. Maybe it’s because of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, but the environment and going “green” has been the editorial...
International poll finds rising concern among 30 countries over global warming
May 8 2006 // A 30-country poll finds large majorities in all countries believe climate change is a serious problem. No country has more than one in five saying it is not a serious problem. The poll of 33,237 people from all major...
U.S. Report on Climate Change Finds ‘Substantial Human Impact’
May 4 2006 // A large majority of meteorologists, scientists and other researchers now agree that global climate change is a reality backed up by well-documented findings of higher temperatures in the world’s oceans and...
30-Country Poll Finds Rising Concern Over Global Warming
Apr 25 2006 // A 30-country poll finds large majorities in all countries believe climate change is a serious problem. No country has more than one in five saying it is not a serious problem. The poll of 33,237 people from all major...
Regulators Establish Task Force on Climate Change
Mar 14 2006 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) voted unanimously last week at its quarterly meeting in Orlando, Fla., to establish a task force to examine the impact of climate change on the U.S. insurance...
CORRECTION: Kyoto Compliance Rules on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Mar 7 2006 // The article that appeared on the IJ Web site yesterday, March 6, contained several factual errors concerning the adoption of a compliance and regulatory system for implementing the Kyoto Protocol on the emission of...
UNEP Enacts Kyoto Compliance Rules
Mar 6 2006 // THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE GO TO THE IJ WEBSITE – MARCH 7, 2006. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has formally launched a compliance system for the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty...
Insurers Urged to Assess Climate Change Risks
Dec 19 2005 // State treasurers and controllers from around the country are urging major insurance companies to analyze and disclose their financial risk from climate change, warning that higher rates and loss of coverage are...
Munich Re Study Cites Changes in Atlantic Hurricane Risk
Dec 16 2005 // A report prepared by Dr. Eberhard Faust, who heads Munich Re’s Climate Change Research Department, points to some significant changes in the hurricane risk factors in the North Atlantic. Munich Re notes: “The...
Climate Model Predicts Dramatic Changes in Next 100 Years
Dec 5 2005 // The most comprehensive climate model of the continental United States predicts more extreme temperatures throughout the country and more extreme precipitation along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and east of the...
