Climate Shocks Are Making Parts of America Uninsurable. It Just Got Worse.
The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas. The climate crisis is becoming a financial crisis. This month, the largest homeowner insurance company…
In coastal Bangladesh, climate change devastates women’s reproductive health – NBC News
Research published last year by Ipas, a United States-based NGO that focuses on reproductive justice, found that global warming exacerbated existing gender inequalities and directly and indirectly affected women’s sexual health, pregnancy outcomes, contraceptive use and fertility intentions in Bangladesh…
‘Decorated’ Climate Scientist Butchers Meaning Of 1,000-Year Flood Event
We’ve all heard the terminology. “Misunderstanding the Meaning of a ‘1000-Year Event’: A Reflection on Climate Scientist Michael E. Mann’s National TV Appearance An extreme event happens — a flood or heat wave — and soon after it is characterized…
Biden climate legacy tested by backlash over Willow project – Detroit News
Washington – When Elise Joshi was at the White House last year, her eyes welled with happy tears as President Joe Biden hosted thousands of supporters to celebrate groundbreaking legislation targeting climate change. “In that moment, I felt a lot…
‘I warned the FBI about this guy Osama bin Laden’: the people who predicted disasters, from the 2008 crash to Covid
‘Thinking I could have stopped it is something I have to deal with’ Ali Soufan on 9/11 In October 2000, Ali Soufan, a 29-year-old Lebanese-American FBI agent, was driving across Brooklyn Bridge when his pager beeped. More than 7,000 miles…
The World Bank’s Green Imperialism
The World Bank is one of the cornerstones of the liberal international order that America built after World War II. The bank is also one of the reasons this American-led system finds so few friends in the developing world today….
Emissions divide now greater within countries than between them – study
The difference between the carbon emissions of the rich and the poor within a country is now greater than the differences in emissions between countries, data shows. The finding is further evidence of the growing divide between the “polluting elite”…
Britain, here’s a plan: stop applying old fixes to new problems. And stop obsessing about growth | David Edgerton
According to our politicians and most of the media, the central problem facing the British economy is a lack of growth. We need growth, we are told, to pay for this or that public service, or good wages, or housing….
Banks need financial incentives to tackle climate change, warns chief supervisor – Financial Times
Attempts to convince banks to counter climate change will fall short without financial incentives such as a global carbon tax, a leading regulator overseeing policy in the area has warned. Dietrich Domanski, who as secretary-general of the Financial Stability Board…
Taiwan c.bank to incorporate climate change risks into forecasting – Reuters
TAIPEI, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s central bank said on Friday it would begin incorporating climate change risks into its modelling and forecasts for inflation and economic growth and adapt monetary policy to promote sustainable development. Taiwan said last year…
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