September 23, 2021
A rising amount of litigation tied to the environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions prompted a question from the leader of a liability risk analytics company recently: “Is it about climate liability or the liability climate?” Robert Reville, …
September 22, 2021
UNITED NATIONS — Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China would not build new coal-fired power projects abroad, using his address at the United Nations General Assembly to add to pledges to deal with climate change. Xi provided …
September 21, 2021
BERLIN – German activists have filed a lawsuit against automakers BMW and Daimler for refusing to tighten carbon emissions goals, the first time German citizens have sued private companies for exacerbating climate change. The lawsuit from the heads of Deutsche …
September 9, 2021
Zurich is deepening emissions cuts and adding green options for customers. Zurich Insurance Group announced this week it is “taking global measures” to accelerate cuts in carbon emissions from its operations in response to climate change. Measures include new air …
August 26, 2021
It’s counterintuitive to run toward a fire, or any risk for that matter, but that mindest doesn’t seem to always hold. U.S. counties with the biggest proportions of homes facing high heat, drought, fire, flood and storm risk saw their …
August 26, 2021
Swiss Re and carbon removal specialist Climeworks are partnering to combat climate change — by signing the world’s first long-term purchase agreement for direct air capture and storage of carbon dioxide, worth US$10 million over 10 years. For Swiss Re, …
August 26, 2021
For the insurance industry to fulfill its stated commitment to combat climate change, it may want to accelerate its efforts to exit the oil and gas industry. To date, just one insurer has promised to take “significant action” in this …
August 25, 2021
Climate change is making China’s annual summer floods worse, and cities housing millions of people aren’t prepared to handle the damage. Record-breaking rainfall in the central province of Henan killed more than 300 people last month, while downpours continue to …
August 24, 2021
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece’s fire department scrambled firefighting aircraft and ground forces as at least two new blazes broke out in areas already scarred by wildfires this summer, with strong winds complicating efforts to contain them. The first broke …
August 24, 2021
The heavy rains and floods that killed at least 220 people in Belgium and Germany this summer were made more likely and more intense by climate change. These are the conclusions of a rapid attribution report put together in just …