Business Execs Optimistic COP26 Will Bring Changes Needed to Tackle Climate Change November 8, 2021 By Ross Kerber and Simon Jessop A week into the United Nations’ high-profile climate conference in Glasgow, executives and financial analysts said they are optimistic the...
COP26 Coal Pledge Falls Short on Support From Big User Countries as Emissions Surge November 5, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Elizabeth Piper GLASGOW – A pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference...
EU Regulator Says Insurers Could Face Climate Stress Tests as Soon as 2023 November 4, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones LONDON – Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU’s insurance regulator...
Coal in Crosshairs as UN Climate Summit Brings Raft of Clean Energy Pledges November 4, 2021 By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop GLASGOW – Government representatives at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Thursday will turn their focus to tackling the...
Banks, Asset Managers, Representing 40% of World’s Assets, Vow to Meet Climate Goals November 3, 2021 By Tom Metcalf and Alex Morales Banks and asset managers representing 40% of the world’s financial assets have now pledged to meet the goals set out...
Update: Leaders at COP26 Climate Conference Pledge to Cut Methane and Save Forests November 2, 2021 By Jake Spring and Jeff Mason GLASGOW – Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference pledged on Tuesday to stop deforestation by the end of the...
What Are the Economic Stakes of Climate Change? October 25, 2021 By Mark Johnson COP26 climate talks in Glasgow starting next Sunday may be the world’s best last chance to cap global warming at...
Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit Record in 2021 as World Fails to Cap Rising Temperatures October 25, 2021 By Emma Farge and Gerry Mey GENEVA/GLASGOW – Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is “way off track” on capping rising...
Worsening Off-Season Floods in Venice Trigger Fears About Climate Change Impact October 22, 2021 By Colleen Barry VENICE, Italy (AP) – After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with...
AXIS Capital Accelerates Its Retreat From Coal Investments and Cover October 21, 2021 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. said it will phase out insurance cover and investments in the coal business globally within the...