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Insurance Professionals Want Industry to Act on Climate Change: Study
A recent survey of insurance employees and risk management students found that the majority are deeply concerned about climate change and want the industry to address it. In fact, 59 percent of ...
Lloyd’s of London Slimed by Climate Protestors Spilling 220 Gallons of Fake Oil Outside HQ
Climate protesters spilled a 1,000 liters (220 gallons) of fake oil outside Lloyd's of London Friday, part of a campaign to draw attention to the finance industry's financing of fossil fuels. The ...
Dozens of Businesses Urge U.S. Carriers to Stop Covering Fossil Fuel Producers
A group of about 60 American businesses on Thursday urged their insurers to stop providing coverage to and investing in fossil fuel producers. In a letter, companies including outdoor-gear producer ...
Fossil-Fuel Production May Generate Much More Methane Than Scientists Thought
Fossil-fuel production may be responsible for much more atmospheric methane than scientists previously thought, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. The results, if they ...
Climate Change Activists Are Suing Shell Over Fossil Fuel Usage
Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels. The ...
Scientist Panel Prepared to Recommend Much Deeper Cuts in Fossil-Fuel Pollution
A panel of the world's top climate scientists is preparing to recommend much deeper cuts in fossil-fuel pollution than currently suggested as a pathway to stave off a dangerous increase in global ...
Insurer/Investor Group Urges G20 Economies to Phase out Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Investors and insurers with more than $2.8 trillion in assets under management on Wednesday called on the Group of 20 economies to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 despite U.S. doubts about ...
Report Calls Out Insurers for Half-a-Trillion Dollars in ‘Dirty Energy’ Investments
Leading U.S. insurers have nearly half-a-trillion dollars invested in fossil fuel energy and the electric and gas utility sectors, according to a recent report that urges state insurance regulators ...