Banks Demanding Stricter Environmental Criteria When Financing Shipping Companies October 20, 2021 By Jonathan Saul Banks are demanding much stricter environmental criteria when financing shipping companies as investor pressure grows on the sector to accelerate...
Global Construction Industry Faces Climate Change Challenges, Opportunities: Marsh October 1, 2021 By L.S. Howard Climate change and the race to net zero greenhouse gas emissions (net zero) are arguably the greatest challenges that face...
Funds Demand Science-Based Emissions Targets From 1,600 Most Polluting Firms September 30, 2021 By Simon Jessop Funds managing nearly $30 trillion in assets called on Wednesday for 1,600 of the world’s most polluting companies to “urgently”...
EPA Urged by 21 States to Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rules September 28, 2021 By David Shepardson A group of 21 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and several major U.S. cities urged the Biden administration...
Social Inflation or Science: What Is Fueling Climate Litigation? September 23, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane A rising amount of litigation tied to the environmental and health impacts of greenhouse gas emissions prompted a question from...
Analysis of German Activists’ Climate Lawsuit Against BMW and Daimler September 21, 2021 By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN – German activists have filed a lawsuit against automakers BMW and Daimler for refusing to tighten carbon emissions goals,...
Global Warming Could Kill 83 Million People by Turn of Next Century: Study July 30, 2021 By Jonathan Tirone A population equivalent to that of Germany — 83 million people — could be killed by 2100 because of rising...
Climate Models May Have Underestimated Impact of Extreme Weather Events July 26, 2021 By Andrea Januta As scientists gather online to finalize a long-awaited update on global climate research, recent extreme weather events across the globe...
Eight Leading Insurers and Reinsurers Launch Net-Zero Climate Alliance July 12, 2021 Eight of the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance companies on Sunday launched an alliance to help speed up a transition...
Major UK Asset Manager Divests from Insurer AIG over Climate Policies June 15, 2021 By Alastair Marsh Legal & General Investment Management will sell holdings in four companies including U.S insurer American International Group Inc. after deeming...