UN Climate Report Seeks ‘Clear-Cut’ Economics to Guide Actions
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...
View ArticleInvestors Must Factor Climate Change in Their Portfolio Risk: Mercer Study
Most investors need to make a significant behavioral shift and start factoring climate change into their portfolio risk management, a study on its impact on financial market returns found. Government...
View ArticleLaws May Enforce Some Environment Treaties, but Not for Climate Change
If and when a global deal to curb climate change is done in Paris this December, the matter of enforcement is likely to be left not to sanctions, but to peer pressure. While legally enforceable...
View ArticleStudy Finds Boston’s Subway System Faces Severe Flood Threat
The Boston area’s subway system faces a severe threat from rising seas over the next 50 years that could cause flooding and cut critical links around the city, according to a new study. The report,...
View ArticleVideo of Carolina Beach House Collapsing into Sea Continues to Go Viral
A video of a beach house being swallowed by the sea on North Carolina’s Outer Banks continues to go viral, drawing new attention to the impact that rising seas and storms are having on vulnerable...
View ArticleStudies Show ‘Unprecedented,’ Rapidly Rising Seas in Southeastern States
Southeastern states’ coastlines have seen a dramatic rise in sea levels since 2010, according to two academic studies, raising new concerns for major population areas and for property insurers. “The...
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