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Pennsylvania Takes Next Step to Start Carbon Emissions Caps in 2022

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s administration on Tuesday solidified its intention to begin imposing a price on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants next year as part of a multi-state consortium, over the protests of coal- and gas-region lawmakers and elements …

Insurers, Other Financial Firms Lag in Climate Disclosure for Investors

The world’s banks, asset managers and insurers should provide more information to investors about the greenhouse gas emissions from the activities they finance, a group that tracks emissions data said on Wednesday. CDP, which maintains a system used by hundreds …

Climate Change Activists Protest at Lloyd’s of London, Dumping a Load of ‘Coal’

Lloyd’s of London was the focus of climate change activists on Friday, when a group called “Insurance Rebellion” used a dump truck to deposit a large pile of fake coal in front of the Lloyd’s headquarters on One Lime Street. …

‘Insure Our Future’ Pressures Lloyd’s to ‘Immediately Stop’ Insuring Fossil Fuel Projects

Insure our Future, the anti-fossil-fuel campaign group, is pressuring Lloyd’s to immediately stop insuring coal and new oil and gas projects that exacerbate climate change. The group has launched a website, which is aimed at “concerned staff at Lloyd’s … …

Russia Vulnerable to Climate Change, Causing Expensive Natural Disasters

The residents of Irkutsk, one of Russia’s coldest regions, are used to harsh winters. But when the temperature dropped to negative 60 degrees Celsius (-76 Fahrenheit) last January, even they had to submit to the elements. “Please stay at home …

Rhode Island Governor Signs Climate Change Bill Into Law

A wide-ranging climate bill that requires Rhode Island to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was signed into law Saturday by Governor Daniel McKee. “With four hundred miles of coastline, urban and rural coastal communities, fishing and agricultural industries, …

Climate Change Could Cut 63 Countries’ Credit Ratings by 2030: University Study

LONDON – A new algorithm-based study by a group of UK universities has predicted that 63 countries – roughly half the number rated by the likes of S&P Global, Moody’s and Fitch – could see their credit ratings cut because …

Swiss Re Announces Net-Zero Climate Targets in Underwriting, Investments

Swiss Re announced new measures to support the transition to a net-zero economy by 2050, which encompass re/insurance underwriting, asset management and its own operations. “Climate change remains the biggest challenge we face as a society. The stakes are high …

UK Insurer Aviva Plans to Become Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Company by 2040

British insurer Aviva plans to become a net zero carbon emissions company by 2040, it said on Monday, claiming this was the most demanding target set by any major insurer worldwide. Following the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, many …

AXA, Other Mega-Investors Seek to Avoid Portfolios with Global Warming Potential

All good money managers expect to outperform their benchmark, and by one such metric the French insurer and investor AXA SA recently scored a market-beating success. Not by delivering higher returns, but by generating a lower level of global warming. …