Latest Climate Change Headlines
All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Coronavirus Pandemic Reveals the Science of Risk That Shapes Our Lives
Mar 31 2020 // Hours after the results of a risk model reached the public, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump asked nearly 400 million people to upend their lives. A group of epidemiologists at Imperial...
Exxon Loses Jurisdiction Fight in Massachusetts Climate Suit
Mar 20 2020 // Exxon Mobil Corp. suffered a setback in a climate change case when a federal judge ruled that a consumer protection lawsuit filed by Massachusetts should go back to state court. U.S. District Judge William G. Young in...
Report: Climate Change Requires a ‘Rethink’ of How Catastrophic Events are Funded
Mar 19 2020 // Severe weather events and demographic challenges will continue to strain government finances, a trend that will require “a rethink of how catastrophic events are funded” and push the need for greater use of...
After Australia’s 2019 Floods, Insurers Begin to Bail, Banks Keep Lending
Mar 16 2020 // Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australia’s north eastern coast of Queensland, people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots. But while banks have been only too willing...
Australia Faces Worsening Bushfires Without Climate Change Action: Report
Mar 11 2020 // Australia risks worse wildfires than this season’s record-breaking blazes unless it reduces emissions and phases out fossil-fuel exports, climate scientists warned. In a report titled “Summer of Crisis,”...
A&M Study: Texas’ Future Depends on Climate Preparedness
Mar 6 2020 // Texans should expect warmer weather, more wildfires and urban flooding, and increased impact from hurricanes through 2036 thanks to climate change, according to a new study from the Office of the Texas State Climatologist...
One U.S. State May Look at Insurers’ Fossil Fuel Investments and Underwriting to Combat Climate Change
Mar 5 2020 // A Connecticut lawmaker has plans for a bill that not only calls for the state to look at which insurers have fossil fuel investments – a growing trend among government entities as of late – but also which ones are...
Climate Change Heightens Risk of Fierce Australia Wildfires: Study
Mar 5 2020 // Climate change is adding to the risk of fierce wildfires in Australia, according to a scientific study of this season’s blazes that razed an area the size of England and killed dozens of people and more than a...
Half of World’s Sandy Beaches May Disappear, Say Climate Researchers
Mar 4 2020 // Scientists say that half of the world’s sandy beaches could disappear by the end of the century if climate change continues unchecked. Researchers at the European Union’s Joint Research Center in Ispra, Italy,...
Popular Climate Change Mitigation, Clean Energy Financing Plan Has Its Fans and Foes
Mar 4 2020 // A decade ago, if a Floridian wanted extra cash to replace a roof, install solar panels or a brand new air conditioner, the most common choice was a bank loan. But for the last few years, homeowners also have had a...
Homes in Flood Plains May Be Overvalued by $34 Billion
Mar 3 2020 // At least 3.8 million U.S. homes lie in flood plains. Together, they may be overvalued by $34 billion. New research published Monday in a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper shows that markets fail to...
Bank of England’s Carney Warns Investors to Get Serious About Climate Change
Feb 27 2020 // In a world facing a climate crisis, investors need to start taking account of carbon emissions and rising temperatures in their decisions, according to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney. The shift in thinking will be...
Singapore Prepares for Worst of Climate Change with $72B Defense Plan
Feb 26 2020 // Singapore has a reputation for planning ahead. When it comes to climate change, it’s planning for the worst. While governments around the world are struggling to meet the goals of the Paris agreement — keeping the...
Vermont House Advances Climate Change Bill to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Feb 25 2020 // The Vermont House has given preliminary approval to legislation that sets requirements and deadlines for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state. The so-called Global Warming Solutions Act was up for final approval...
Financial Services Firms Risk $1 Trillion in Losses from Climate Change: Report
Feb 24 2020 // The world’s financial services sector risks losses of up to $1 trillion if it fails to respond quickly to climate change and is hit by policy shifts such as the introduction of a carbon tax, a new report shows. The...
Australia Regulator Seeks to Understand Financial Risks of Climate Change
Feb 24 2020 // Australia’s prudential regulator said on Monday it was looking to better understand the financial risks of climate change and would begin undertaking deeper assessments of the industry’s vulnerabilities to...
How One County Plans to Vet Insurers for Fossil Fuel Investments
Feb 20 2020 // “We have front row seats,” said Elise Jones, a Boulder County commissioner. Jones along with two other commissioners oversees government affairs in the Colorado county of 330,000 or so at the base of the...
Global Warming Creating ‘Irreversible’ Ice Melt in Antarctica: Scientist
Feb 19 2020 // Global warming was leading to an “irreversible” mass melting of the Antarctic ice and purging carbon from the atmosphere was the only solution to slow the process, an Australian climate scientist told Reuters...
Australia’s Central Bank Chief Warns of Economic, Financial Effects of Climate Change
Feb 14 2020 // Australia’s central bank chief Philip Lowe warned of wide-ranging economic and financial impacts from climate change, after his drought-stricken nation suffered some of its worst wildfires ever. Speaking on a panel...
Outgoing BoE Governor Discusses Risks of Negative Interest Rates, Climate Change
Feb 13 2020 // Mark Carney said he’s lucky he never had to cut interest rates below zero as Bank of England governor because they would have damaged the UK. Carney, who leaves the central bank next month, has long been opposed to...
