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Bill to Make Big Companies in California Disclose Emissions Worth Watching in All States

A bill to make large companies in California disclose their emissions is worth a watch in all states. The moving through California Legislature – it passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee this week – could set a stage in other …

London Is Falling Down — Because of Climate Change

Britain’s increasingly extreme weather is shaking the very foundations of its centuries-old history. The nation has been experiencing prolonged periods of drought after wet winters since last year. That’s causing the porous rock beneath vast parts of southeast of England, …

Canada’s Record Wildfire Season Set to Worsen as Heat Builds

Canada is bracing for higher-than-normal wildfire activity to continue into August, as soaring temperatures and drought turn much of the country’s vast forests into kindling. The Canada fire season, which normally runs from April to September, is barely half over …

World Sees Hottest June on Record as North Atlantic Temperatures Rise

Last month was the warmest June of the past three decades globally, with several places in western Europe hitting all-time records for the month, according to a report by Europe’s earth observation agency Copernicus. Ocean temperatures also rose to their …

UN Climate Alliance Scraps Emissions Rules for Insurers After Exodus

The Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) has ditched all requirements for members to set or publish greenhouse gas emission-reduction targets, the U.N. said on Wednesday, a major rewrite of its rules after U.S. political pressure led to a member exodus. The …

Association of British Insurers Pushes Members to Act on Biodiversity Loss

A British insurance group is pushing its members, which include Allianz SE, Aviva Plc and Chubb Ltd., to step up their efforts to fight biodiversity loss as part of their broader climate-related goals. In a guide published Tuesday, the Association …

Earth Keeps Breaking Temperature Records, Underscoring Dangers of Global Warming

Global temperatures have smashed through records this week, underscoring the dangers of ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions generated from burning fossil fuels. The average worldwide temperature reached 17C (63F) on Monday, just above the previous record of 16.9C in August 2016, …

Insurers Look to Loosen UN Climate Alliance Rules After Member Exodus: Sources

The remaining insurers in a United Nations-backed coalition aimed at tackling climate change are poised to loosen the alliance’s membership requirements, after a recent exodus of members, according to two people familiar with the discussions. The U.N.-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance …

Climate Change Leads to ‘Arctic Opening,’ Creating Key Emerging Risk: Swiss Re

Climate change is the cause of a key emerging risk identified by Swiss Re’s SONAR report, which is leading to the opening of previously frozen waterways in the Arctic and the creation of new shipping and trade routes. The economic …

Environmental Changes Put 90% of World’s Marine Food Supplies at Risk: Study

More than 90% of the world’s marine food supplies are at risk from environmental changes such as rising temperatures and pollution, with top producers like China, Norway and the United States facing the biggest threat, new research showed on Monday. …