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India enters top 100 in global SDG rankings for first time
The report's authors flagged that SDG progress has stalled at the...
Asia warming twice as fast as global average: WMO
The sea surface in Asia is also warming at nearly double the global...
T-shirt weather in December is a sign of what winter has in store
“Due to this year’s El Niño being quite strong, its influence should be apparent,” commercial forecasting firm NatGasWeather said in a note to clients this week. With temperatures worldwide smashing records earlier in 2023, “this exceptionally warm global background...
Fossil fuels-led temp increase may dent COP28 host UAE’s GDP by 72%
Shady Khalil, Campaigns Lead at Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa, said: “As one of the region’s most acutely threatened by climate change, the Middle East and North Africa face a future where rising temperatures could render vast areas uninhabitable,...
India ranks 7th on climate change performance index, up 1 spot from last report
“It is evident that India has taken concrete actions vis- -vis our NDCs. India’s non-fossil power installed capacity as of date is already around 44 per cent, as against the target of 50 per cent by 2030; India’s emission intensity to GDP as of 2019 is reduced by 33...
Insurers heavily exposed to climate change, global watchdog says
Insurers continue to have "material exposure" to climate change through investments in fossil fuels and energy-intensive industries, as well as through their underwriting of natural catastrophe risk, the global insurance watchdog said London: Insurers are heavily...
Global insured losses from severe thunderstorms reach new all-time high of USD 60 billion in 2023, Swiss Re
Jérôme Jean Haegeli,Chief Economist, Swiss Re A high number of low-to-medium-severity events will aggregate to insured losses of more than USD 100 billion in 2023 Jérôme Jean Haegeli, Swiss Re's Group Chief Economist, says: "The cumulative effect of frequent, low-loss...
IFC,DFC and African Risk Capacity launch reinsurance fund to protect African smallholders impacted by climate crisis
Despite these increasing risks, subsidized agri-insurance is only available in four out of 54 countries across Africa, and currently only 3% of African farmers have insurance coverage for their farms. African smallholders - who face significantly more income shocks...
Hailstorm Claims Risk Undermining Solar Energy, Insurer Says
Insurers are beginning to reduce coverage for solar businesses due to the rising severity of hailstorms according to GCube, which insures more than 100 gigawatts of projects in 40 countries. That has also brought uncertainty to future solar projects, due in part to...
Environmental resilience a critical concern for major Asian cities: Tokio Marine & Economist report
Asian cities perform comparatively well in disaster management, with Hong Kong, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo scoring high for culture of readiness Bangkok, Dhaka and Jakarta are poorly equipped to respond to flood, while New Delhi and Dubai are...
Hillary Clinton at COP28 climate talks calls for insurance reform
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “We need to rethink the insurance industry,” Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a panel on women and climate resiliency. “Insurance companies are pulling out of so many places. They’re not insuring...
Shipping giants want an end date for fossil fuel-only
Shipping is a major source of carbon emissions and the industry spewed more than 1 billion tons in 2018. While the sector is making some moves toward decarbonising, progress is relatively limited so far, with the vast majority of the world’s fleet still running on...