Four years after countries struck a landmark deal in Paris to rein in greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to avert the worst effects of global warming, humanity is headed toward those very climate catastrophes, according to a United Nations report issued Tuesday, with China and the United States, the two biggest polluters, having expanded… Continue reading ‘Bleak’ U.N. Report Finds World Heading to Climate Catastrophes
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Investors, Including Insurers, Step Up Pressure on Global Energy Watchdog Over Climate Change
Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), faced renewed pressure on Monday from investors and scientists concerned about climate change to overhaul the agency’s projections for fossil fuel demand. Pension funds, insurers and large companies were among 65 signatories of a joint letter to Birol, seen by Reuters, urging him to do… Continue reading Investors, Including Insurers, Step Up Pressure on Global Energy Watchdog Over Climate Change
Major Consumer, Climate Groups Call on Insurance Industry to Ditch Fossil Fuels
On the eve of the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS), a new campaign, Insure Our Future, is calling out the U.S. insurance industry as a major contributor to climate change and urging them to ditch fossil fuels. Insure Our Future is the first campaign focusing on the U.S. insurance industry’s significant role in perpetuating climate… Continue reading Major Consumer, Climate Groups Call on Insurance Industry to Ditch Fossil Fuels