Major financial firms, including the British insurer Prudential and UK banking giant HSBC, are behind plans to speed up the closure of Asia’s coal-fired power…
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In Bolsonaro's backyard, Brazil central bank pressures banks to hew to greener line
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank is preparing to require banks to account for potential losses from climate change-related phenomena such as droughts, floods…
Police clear climate activists from heart of Zurich financial district
ZURICH (REUTERS) – Police began clearing climate activists from the heart of Zurich’s financial district on Monday (Aug 2) after they blocked bank entrances to…
Private equity firm TPG raises $5.4 billion for climate fund
(Reuters) – TPG has raised $5.4 billion for its inaugural fund under its climate investing strategy from a number of high-profile investors including Allstate Corp…
BlackRock: Lack of diversity, independence drove critical board votes
BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Top asset manager BlackRock said on Tuesday it voted against 10% of company directors this year, up from 8.5% last year, as…
EU turns to finance to achieve climate neutral continent
(Reuters) – Europe plans to funnel hundreds of billions of euros into sustainable investments each year through EU banks and markets to create the first…
EU harnesses finance to create climate neutral continent by 2050
(Refiles to remove typo in para 1)FILE PHOTO: Smoke and steam billows from Belchatow Power Station, Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant operated by PGE Group,…
U.S. natgas companies put hydrogen to the test
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least two dozen U.S. energy firms, including Dominion Energy Inc and Sempra Energy, have started producing hydrogen or testing its…
Japan insurers struggle to pinpoint climate change cost estimates
TOKYO (Reuters) – As the world tries to price the cost of climate change, Japan’s second largest non-life insurer MS&AD foresees the potential rise in…
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Air levels of pollen and mold spores in the San Francisco Bay Area are elevated for about two more months per year than in past…