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Britain to Write Rules Forcing Companies to Publish Plans for Net Zero Transition

Britain unveiled a new taskforce on Monday to write rules forcing financial firms and listed companies to publish plans from next year for transitioning to a net zero economy by 2050. Last November at the COP26 UN Climate Summit, British …

Insurance Regulators: Mitigation, Solvency Are Keys to Surviving Climate Change

The United States will not be able to insure its way out of coming climate disasters, but must focus on mitigation and resiliency – along with insurer solvency — to reduce risk and exposure, insurance regulators said Wednesday. Insurance commissioners …

UN Proposes Net Zero Verification Standard for Corporate Climate Claims

A U.N.-backed body launched a scheme to verify corporates’ net zero strategies on Thursday that is likely to become a standard for regulators and investors to measure companies’ climate ambitions. With rising investor and societal pressure on companies to reduce …