Geneva Association survey: As growing risks such as climate change impact insurance affordability, customers look to insurers to help prevent losses 23/11/2023

As growing risks such as climate change impact insurance affordability, customers look to insurers to help prevent losses, reveals Geneva Association survey ...more

Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial 23/11/2023

When Lucy was rescued from a rural property in New South Wales two years ago, she was suffering from chlamydia, a disease widespread among koalas. ...more

Climate on track to warm by nearly 3C without aggressive actions, UN report finds 22/11/2023

Countries' current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations analysis released Monday. ...more

Climate vulnerable nations could get insured for $10 mln a year each -research 22/11/2023

Wealthy nations could provide 100 of the world's most vulnerable countries a combined $25 billion in annual protection against climate disasters for as little as $10 million per nation, research published on Tuesday showed. ...more

US to announce global nuclear fusion strategy at COP28 22/11/2023

The U.S. will lay out the first international strategy to commercialize nuclear fusion power at the upcoming UN climate summit in Dubai, U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry will say on Monday, two sources familiar with the announcement said. ...more

China's carbon emissions set to peak before 2030 - expert poll 22/11/2023

China is on track to meet a goal to bring its climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030, according to a poll of 89 experts from industry and academia published on Tuesday, though questions remain over how high the top will be. ...more

Neste could have excess sustainable jet fuel by 2028 - executive 22/11/2023

Neste could have excess sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production capacity by 2028 and requires more certainty about long-term demand to justify investment after that point, a senior executive at the refiner said on Monday. ...more

U.N. plastic treaty talks grapple with re-use, recycle, reduce debate 21/11/2023

A third round of United Nations negotiations to try to deliver the world's first treaty to control plastic pollution has drawn more than 500 proposals from governments, participants said on Sunday. ...more

Twenty countries ask EU to prepare for climate change health hazards 21/11/2023

A large majority of European Union countries want stronger EU action to prepare for the health consequences of climate change and global warming's potential to spread vector-borne diseases, a document seen by Reuters showed. ...more

UK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops 21/11/2023

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a new science initiative to bring together work on developing climate-resilient crops as his government hosts a Global Food Security Summit in London on Monday. ...more