COP26 ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû Agreement Targets Fossil Fuels as Key Driver of Global Warming November 15, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and William James GLASGOW – U.N. climate talks ended Saturday with a deal that for the first time targeted fossil fuels as the...
Insurers to Hike Private Market Investments; Environmental Focus Grows: BlackRock November 15, 2021 By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber GLASGOW / NEW YORK – Insurers plan to increase their allocations to private markets to 14% from 11% over the...
Draft COP26 ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû Deal Tries to Balance Demands of Developing and Richer Nations November 12, 2021 By Kate Abnett, Elizabeth Piper and Simon Jessop GLASGOW – A new draft agreement for the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow on Friday presses countries to be more...
Allianz, European Investment Bank Back €500M Public-Private ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû Fund November 8, 2021 By Simon Jessop GLASGOW – The European Investment Bank and Allianz Global Investors said on Monday they plan to raise 500 million euros...
Business Execs Optimistic COP26 Will Bring Changes Needed to Tackle ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû 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...
Louisiana Governor Addresses ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû Change Challenges at COP26 November 8, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte With his trip to an international climate change conference, Gov. John Bel Edwards acknowledged Louisiana’s obvious front-row seat to 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...
¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû-Fueled Disasters Spur UN Plan to Fund Weather Forecasting in Vulnerable Nations November 4, 2021 By Andrea Januta and Kanupriya Kapoor GLASGOW – As climate change triggers deadly heatwaves, droughts and floods, three U.N. agencies on Wednesday rolled out funding plans...
Coal in Crosshairs as UN ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû 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 ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû 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...