extreme weather
Climate change
James Murray reviews a year in which terrifying climate impacts wrestled with heartening green business breakthroughs
22 December 2017
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18 min read
Risk
Almost half of firms expect climate change to impact on their value chain within next five years - but only a quarter are preparing for it, according to DNV GL survey
06 December 2017
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2 min read
Risk
But existing global risk protection gap of $1.7tr may open up many new opportunities for insurers, according to the ClimateWise network of insurance firms
23 November 2017
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2 min read
Climate change
PwC's Roberta Iley argues REDD+ is not dead in the water yet
16 November 2017
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3 min read
Climate change
World Meteorological Organisation says 2017 likely to be one of three hottest years on record with year marked by catastrophic hurricanes, floods, heatwaves and droughts
06 November 2017
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3 min read
Climate change
UNFCCC Executive Secretary calls for a 'very successful' international climate summit at opening ceremony in Bonn
06 November 2017
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3 min read
Climate change
Scientists warns concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere surged at 'a record-breaking speed' last year, as fears over feedback loops grow
30 October 2017
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4 min read
Risk
The US has suffered 15 separate billion-dollar extreme weather events so far this year, as Lloyd's bank chairman warns businesses and governments are under-insured against climate change
10 October 2017
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5 min read
Marine
Wave energy has endured decades of hype and disappointment, but one start-up thinks it has the answer: transforming wave power into coastal protection
08 August 2017
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6 min read
Investment
How Swiss Re, the world's second-largest reinsurer, is shifting its entire $130bn portfolio towards ethical indices
04 August 2017
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6 min read
