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FAQ: What's at stake at the COP27 global climate negotiations

Monday, November 07, 2022

World leaders are meeting in Egypt for the next two weeks to talk about reining in climate change and paying for its deadly effects. Here's what you need to know.

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Money will likely be the central tension in the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations

Sunday, November 06, 2022

Global efforts to limit climate change can't happen without more aid. Rich countries promised $100 billion to poorer ones to cope with global warming but seven years later, have yet to deliver.

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Countries hit hardest by climate change need much more money to prepare, UN says

Thursday, November 03, 2022

Impacts from global warming hit the world's poorest countries hardest, although they're responsible for a relatively small share of climate emissions. They need more money to protect against risks.

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Yellen says development banks need overhauling to deal with global challenges

Thursday, October 06, 2022

Development banks need new strategies to address problems that cut across national borders, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

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How Americans' investment accounts are being pulled into culture wars

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Americans' investments are now getting dragged into the culture wars. Investors are looking at how climate change affects the bottom line of companies, but the GOP wants to penalize them for it.

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Puerto Rico is in the dark again, but solar companies see glimmers of hope

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Around 50,000 solar and battery power systems have been installed on homes in Puerto Rico in recent years, and most seemed to continue working during Hurricane Fiona.

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How ESG investing got tangled up in America's culture wars

Monday, September 12, 2022

Amid Republican attacks, investors focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues say they are just trying understand emerging risks and opportunities.

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Data centers, backbone of the digital economy, face water scarcity and climate risk

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

About 20% of data centers in the United States already rely on watersheds that are under moderate to high stress from drought and other factors. However, few companies are talking about the issue.

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Federal judges deal the oil industry another setback in climate litigation

Thursday, August 18, 2022

An appeals court said two climate change lawsuits against the oil industry should be heard in state court. Oil companies have been fighting such cases on jurisdictional grounds for years and losing.

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