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Almost half of 812 cities surveyed world-wide still do not have climate adaption plans despite them admitting future risks from water-shortages, heat and disease.

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Measuring Businesses’ ESG Performance a Growing Challenge Standard Measures and Data Needed April 28, 2021 GMT Highlights of the “Integration of ESG and Climate Risks in Investment Management Conference” with Imperial College Business School and Ping An Technology: With increasing numbers of investment managers seeking to integrate ESG factors into their portfolio management decisions, the challeng...

The writer is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Refugees, a human rights NGO that calls for the protection and rights of those displaced by climate change. Refugees fleeing conflict and climate change conditions in Africa’s Lake Chad basin, north of Diffa, Niger. Credit: Amali Tower NEW YORK, Apr 22 2021 (IPS) - Today marks Earth Day and all around the globe, advocates and activists, concerned citizens and the like will gather to raise awareness about the climate crisis. World le...

Ping An and Imperial College Business School Hosting Virtual Conference on ESG and Climate Risks in Investment Management Grace Hui, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Sohee Park, Ping An Technology Lisa Renelieau, AXA Investment Management Iann Simm, Impax Asset Management Tan Bin Ru, OneConnect Chex Yu, Ping An Technology The conference discussions will cover challenges in corporate ESG disclosures, ESG applications in investment decisions and regulatory compliance and tools to int...

This is the latest development in Drexels commitment to sustainability — which was one of the goals of the universitys Climate Year plan. The plan made combating climate change a central part of Drexels institutional practices, curriculum, research and civic engagement. Now that its a part of the UC3, Drexel will be able to share resources, relationships and strategies with other member schools to help tackle the climate crisis. The COVID-19 lockdown caused greenhouse gas emissions to decline...

(Bloomberg) -- BlackRock Inc. gave company directors more specifics on what it’s looking for in their plans to slow global warming, warning that it could vote against those who don't meet its standards.The world’s largest shareholder published a five-page document on Wednesday laying out its expectations for how companies should address climate risk. It’s the first look at the details following Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink’s letter in January calling on fir...

The Top 5 Posts of January 2021 The nature of climate risks complicates efforts to pinpoint and articulate climate’s impact on conflict. In January’s top post, Peter Schwartzstein draws on years of environmental reporting across the MENA region to share examples of how environmental and climate changes are driving conflict in areas where the climate angle isn’t immediately obvious.   Speaking of climate and conflict, the recently released Global Fragility Strategy fails to include climat...

(Bloomberg) -- Aviva Investors, one of Britain’s top asset managers, will divest from oil, gas, mining, and utilities companies that do not meet its expectations on tackling climate change.The London-based investor has written to the companies, calling on them to set net zero emissions goals and integrate climate risks into their strategy, including their plans for capital expenditure, the Financial Times reported, citing chief investment officer for equities David Cumming.Cumming told th...

When speaking about climate change, it is necessary to differentiate between two types of response in policymaking. On the one hand, climate change demands a reorganization of societies and international relations as well as shifts in energy, production, and consumption systems. These fundamental transformations are ushered through by transition policies. On the other hand, even if societies managed to transition tomorrow, past greenhouse gas emissions have locked the world into climate-related...

Windmills in Zaanstad, Netherlands. The Netherlands is hosting this years Climate Adaptation Summit. Photo by Michal Soukup/Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic did not break the world, but rather revealed a world already broken. COVID-19 and the climate crisis exposed the fragility of economies and societies, upending the lives of people worldwide and, in particular, harming vulnerable communities and countries already facing multiple challenges. This year will bring many of the same challenges as l...