Dutch Insurer NN Group Expects to Accelerate Exit From Coal Investments May 27, 2022 By Jessica DiNapoli DAVOS, Switzerland – NN Group NV expects to accelerate its deadline to exit coal investments, now set at 2030, due...
AXA to Join €1B Regenerative Agriculture Fund to Help Mitigate Climate Change May 13, 2022 Insurer AXA and consumer goods group Unilever plan to invest 100 million euros each into a new 1 billion euro...
U.S. SEC Gives Public Until June 17 to Weigh In on Climate Risk Proposal May 10, 2022 By Katanga Johnson The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended until June 17 the period for public comment on its...
Allianz Plans to Take Harder Line on Insuring Fossil Fuel Industry to Meet Climate Goals May 3, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn Europe’s biggest insurer Allianz plans to take a harder line on insuring the oil and gas industry as part of...
Net Zero Business Opportunities Could Double Size of London Insurance Market: LIIBA May 3, 2022 The business opportunities provided by the global transition to net zero is potentially large enough to double the size of...
Climate Votes Fought by Major Oil Companies Get Key Backing April 26, 2022 An investor-led push for major oil companies to set climate goals in line with the Paris agreement won support from...
Climate Change Exacerbates Extreme Weather in Europe: Report April 25, 2022 By John Ainger Climate change produced another record-breaking year of extreme weather in Europe in 2021, triggering catastrophic flooding and the hottest summer...
Cities Drive Greenhouse Gas Emissions but Can Provide Solutions to Climate Change April 6, 2022 By Daniel Trotta The world’s cities are a big driver of planet-warming emissions but can play a major role in addressing climate change...
U.S. Regulators Slow Consideration of Climate Impact of New Gas Projects March 25, 2022 By Timothy Gardner U.S. regulators on Thursday delayed requirements to consider greenhouse gas emissions before approvals of gas projects, after lawmakers complained the...
European Union Lawmakers Agree to Force Foreign Firms to Comply With ESG Rules March 23, 2022 By Frances Schwartzkopff and John Ainger European lawmakers have agreed to force roughly 28,000 foreign subsidiaries to comply with the bloc’s ESG rules, marking a blow...