AIA Cuts Coal Investments as Scrutiny Grows on Financial Firms’ Carbon Assets November 25, 2020 By Bei Hu AIA Group Ltd. said it’s paring coal-related investment as financial firms globally face pressure to reduce their carbon assets. The...
Coal Financing Drying Up as More Countries Target Zero Carbon Emissions November 24, 2020 By Aaron Sheldrick and Fransiska Nangoy TOKYO – Financing for coal projects is drying up at ever increasing rates as more countries target zero carbon emissions...
Boston Mayor Pledges EV Charging Stations at 10-Minute Walk Intervals November 19, 2020 By Don Jergler The Dow Jones Sustainability Index just released their 2020 rankings, and Zurich Insurance Group took the top spot in the...
Canada’s Banks, Insurers to Participate in Pilot Climate Risk Project November 17, 2020 Some of Canada’s largest banks and insurers are set to participate in a pilot project to better understand the risks...
Voters OK’d Local Measures to Fight Climate Change November 5, 2020 By Don Jergler Local governments are increasingly taking it upon themselves to address climate change. Denver voters on election day passed Measure 2A,...
Analysis: Exit from Paris Agreement Creates Climate Liability for U.S. Businesses November 5, 2020 By Nathaniel Bullard The outcome of the U.S. general election is not yet clear. What’s been obvious for months is that climate change...
U.S. Officially Becomes 1st Nation to Exit Paris Climate Pact November 4, 2020 By Will Wade and Jess Shankleman The U.S. has officially become the first nation to quit the Paris climate agreement, even as the outcome of the...
Australian Pension Fund Agrees to Settle Landmark Climate Risk Litigation November 2, 2020 By Swati Pandey SYDNEY — One of Australia’s largest pension funds on Monday agreed to settle a landmark climate risk litigation filed by...
More Firms Need to Disclose Potential Financial Hit from Climate Change: Regulator October 29, 2020 By Huw Jones Too few companies specify their prospective financial hit from climate change under a voluntary global disclosure code that needs wider...
Is Climate Change Making Drought One of the Nation’s Costliest Disasters? October 22, 2020 By Don Jergler Drought has become one of the costliest disasters in the U.S., causing 94 deaths and an inflation-adjusted $6.2 billion in...