Megan Darby writes in The Guardian about a recommendation from a lead analyst that companies should be required to disclose their climate risk exposure to avoid major legal issues – and probably much more. Bloomberg climate taskforce targets financial filings Climate risk information should form part of companies’ routine financial filings, a taskforce led … Continue reading Companies should have to incorporate climate change risks in their financial reports
Category: climate policy
The impact of climate change on our weather conditions
Every day we are discussing the relationship between our increasingly strange weather patterns and the role of climate change. Nick Butler provides a thoughtful blog in the Financial Times, reviewing a recent study from the National Academy of Sciences. Climate, weather and the politics of energy Is climate change the cause of extreme weather … Continue reading The impact of climate change on our weather conditions
The real challenge is keeping fossil fuel reserves in the ground
The transition to a low-carbon economy is not easy but we all know there is no choice. Rainer Baake, State secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, recently wrote an inspirational article in The Guardian of the important role industrialised nations have in this transition. Industrialised nations must lead an … Continue reading The real challenge is keeping fossil fuel reserves in the ground
Is China now on a more sustainable path?
It is heartening to read that China’s carbon emissions may have peaked. There have been several articles on this important study by two groups at the London School of Economics. Chelsea Harvey provides a good account in the Washington Post. China vowed to peak carbon emissions by 2030. It could be way ahead of … Continue reading Is China now on a more sustainable path?
Latest update on climate finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the February update on global developments in climate finance. February 2016 Climate Finance Update During the month of February, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the World Bank, … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance
Comparing climate change strategies in the US and Uruguay
It is not often you see comparisons between two significantly different countries. Renee Lewis writes on the Al Jazeera website comparing the US and Uruguay in their approaches to climate change. Uruguay is proud of its decision-making approach and feels that there is much to learn from each other. What do you think? Political … Continue reading Comparing climate change strategies in the US and Uruguay
Reflecting on Turkey’s sustainable energy future
Everyone is preparing for the global climate conference in Paris later this year. Dr. Jörn Richert, assistant professor for energy governance at the Institute of Political Science at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, discusses in the Hurriyet Daily News the issues confronting Turkey as the country tries to be an important player on the … Continue reading Reflecting on Turkey’s sustainable energy future
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