International
UN Report: Renewables, Nuclear Energy Must Triple to Save Climate
The world needs to triple the energy it gets from renewables, nuclear reactors and power plants that use emissions-capture technology to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, United Nations ...
AP Backstory: Day Before IPCC Report Filled With Wrangling Over Charts, Summaries
After racing against the clock in an all-night session, the U.N.'s expert panel on climate change was putting the final touches Saturday on a scientific guide to help governments, industries and ...
AIR Worldwide: Tough Building Codes Will Counter Cyclone Ita’s Wrath
Tropical Cyclone Ita slammed into the north Queensland coast late Friday, but tougher building codes, a sparse population near landfall and the relatively small size of the storm will minimize ...Ship Owners Have to Provide Insurance, Bond for Stranded Merchant Sailors: New UN Rule
Sailors stranded on merchant ships without food, supplies or a way home won new safeguards. Ship owners will have to provide insurance or a bond to pay for sailors' wages and repatriation under a new ...
Australian Ports Shut in Advance of Storm; Intensifying to Yasi Strength
Residents of Australia's Queensland state sought refuge in evacuation centers and stocked up on provisions ahead of the strongest storm since Cyclone Yasi flattened homes and downed power lines in ...
Aon CEO Case Defends Berkshire Deal; Sidecar Innovation ‘Good for London’
Aon Plc, the broker that was criticized by Lloyd's of London for a deal with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the relationship actually helps make the U.K. insurance market more ...
Sunday’s UN Climate Report Won’t Reveal Economic Bottom Line
A U.N. report about ways to fix global warming due on Sunday is likely to disappoint investors seeking clear-cut economic calculations about the benefits and costs of curbing rising greenhouse gas ...
Catastrophic Cyber-Attack Coverage Remains Elusive: Willis Report
Insurance coverage for cyber-attack losses in the global energy market isn't as clear-cut as the industry might hope. A new market report from Willis Group Holdings concluded that companies face a ...