Climate Change Litigants Argue Human Rights, Consumer Harm in Suing Oil Firms July 6, 2020 By Matthew Green, Valerie Volcovici and Emma Farge LONDON/WASHINGTON/GENEVA — Climate change may be having its day in court. With the slow pace of international climate negotiations, lawyers...
Group Warns Climate Regulations Could Disrupt Investment Strategies December 10, 2019 By Ron Bousso Tighter government climate regulations by 2025 could wipe up to $2.3 trillion off the value of companies in industries ranging...
Europe’s Banks Move to Greener Finance in Response to Climate Change Risks July 12, 2018 By Anna Hirtenstein Some of Europe’s largest banks are unveiling plans to lend and manage money in greener ways as pressure mounts to...
Climate Engineering Companies Aim to Curb Global Warming with Science August 1, 2017 By Alister Doyle Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to...
UK to Ban Sales of Fossil Fuel Powered Cars by 2040 to Cut Air Pollution July 26, 2017 By Charlotte Ryan and Jessica Shankleman The UK became the latest European country to mark the end of the line for diesel and gasoline fueled cars...
Trump Hands Climate Leadership Role to China to Dismay of Global Leaders June 2, 2017 By David Tweed and Jennifer A. Dlouhy President Donald Trump’s decision to isolate the U.S. on climate change triggered waves of complaints from government and business leaders...
Many Large Investors Tackle Climate Risks with Greener Investments April 26, 2017 By Anna Hirtenstein Most of the world’s largest asset owners have gotten the message that climate change poses a risk to their portfolios...
China & India Lead U.S. in Renewable Energy Targets: Allianz April 24, 2017 Renewable power investments will need to rapidly grow in the coming two decades to be in line with the Paris...
U.K. Has 1st Day Without Burning Coal for Power Since 1880s April 24, 2017 By Anna Hirtenstein and Andrew Reierson The U.K. had its first full day without burning coal to make electricity since the Industrial Revolution more than a...
Higher Arctic Temperatures Likely to Shift Global Weather in 2017: WMO March 22, 2017 By Joe Ryan Unusually warm weather in the Arctic is helping shift weather patterns this year from North America to the Middle East,...