May 3, 2022
Europe’s biggest insurer Allianz plans to take a harder line on insuring the oil and gas industry as part of efforts to align its underwriting policies with the world’s climate goal, the company said on Friday. The move is the …
May 3, 2022
The business opportunities provided by the global transition to net zero is potentially large enough to double the size of the London insurance market, according to the London and International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA). An analysis by the UK broker …
April 26, 2022
An investor-led push for major oil companies to set climate goals in line with the Paris agreement won support from a key proxy advisory firm for the first time, setting up a showdown at upcoming shareholder meetings. Institutional Shareholder Services …
April 25, 2022
Climate change produced another record-breaking year of extreme weather in Europe in 2021, triggering catastrophic flooding and the hottest summer on record, according to scientists at the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Summer temperatures in Europe last year were one degree …
April 6, 2022
The world’s cities are a big driver of planet-warming emissions but can play a major role in addressing climate change in the near future. U.N. scientists on Monday laid out ways to rein in emissions and curb climate change, including …
March 25, 2022
U.S. regulators on Thursday delayed requirements to consider greenhouse gas emissions before approvals of gas projects, after lawmakers complained the policy would harm the industry just when European allies need gas due to the crisis in Ukraine. Federal Energy Regulatory …
March 23, 2022
European lawmakers have agreed to force roughly 28,000 foreign subsidiaries to comply with the bloc’s ESG rules, marking a blow to representatives for U.S. corporations who had lobbied for the opposite outcome. In a wide-reaching revamp of the EU’s reporting …
March 21, 2022
The U.S. securities regulator on Monday proposed requiring U.S.-listed companies to disclose a range of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions, part of President Joe Biden’s push to join global efforts to avert climate-related catastrophes. The U.S. Securities and Exchange …
March 21, 2022
Dangerous, expensive disruptions to shipping and many of the world’s roughly 3,700 ports are on the rise along with global temperatures. These events will increasingly threaten the sea routes that convey 80% of traded goods by volume, according a new …
March 9, 2022
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded that a changing climate is making the country a more difficult place to live as he declared recent destructive flooding on the east coast a national emergency. Morrison spoke to reporters as he visited …