Technology/Science
HSBC Banker Suspended After Playing Down Financial Risks of Climate Change
UK pension schemes should not ignore climate change, a senior executive at The Pensions Regulator said on Monday, the first watchdog to weigh in after a top HSBC banker was suspended after playing ...
Global Power Grids Face Biggest Test in Decades; Summer Blackouts Expected
Global power grids are about to face their biggest test in decades, with electricity generation strangled in the world's largest economies. War. Drought. Production shortages. Historically low ...
Financial Risks of Climate Change Are Exaggerated: Senior HSBC Banker
Central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the financial risks of climate change, a senior HSBC banker in charge of sustainable investments said in remarks that drew ...
Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year, Mostly in Poorer Nations
Premature deaths from common pollution sources have risen by two-thirds globally since 2000, a dark consequence of the economic development that has lifted millions from extreme poverty this century. ...
Vast Swath of U.S. at Risk of Summer Blackouts, Regulator Warns
A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply-chain woes strain the electric grid. Power ...
Activist Group Says U.S. Insurers Trying to Weaken Climate-Related Regulations
A number of businesses within the U.S. insurance sector are trying to weaken or delay emerging climate-related insurance regulation at federal and state levels, according to climate think tank ...
Businesses See Cyber Attacks as Biggest Threat – Ahead of Pandemic, Economy: Survey
Cyber attacks are now seen as the dominant risk for many businesses—ahead of the pandemic, economic downturn, skills shortages and other issues, according to a report published by Hiscox. For its ...
Researchers Designing ‘Cat 6’ Hurricane Simulator With 200 mph Winds
The Category 6 hurricane's howling winds accelerate to a startling 200 mph in Miami, mercilessly pummeling a two-story wood-frame house until the roof tears off and the rattling windows explode. And ...