EU European Environment Agency report argues more flexible climate adaptation strategies and policies are urgently needed Climate change-related extreme weather events accounted for almost €400bn of economic losses across 33 European countries over the past several decades and were responsible for more than 140 million deaths, a new EU agency report today reveals. The impacts of these […]
In December Mark Carney & Michael Bloomberg spoke to the need for greater disclosure by companies to the threats of climate change ….. Emma Howard Boyd the Environment Agency chair’s blog – and she comes from the finance sector – reflects on its importance. Emma Howard Boyd ‘The Governor of the Bank of England has […]
In the post-truth world one wonders what the distinctions the press regulators are making. But this poses fundamental questions for the leaders of science in the UK and all responsible communicators. Guardian: A magazine article claiming “marine life has nothing whatsoever to fear from ocean acidification” has been deemed neither misleading nor inaccurate by the […]
The MCCIP website has recently been updated with new marine climate change news and events. Below is a brief summary of the new items that have been added. For more details on all of the items listed below, simply go to www.mccip.org.uk and go to the relevant links in the ‘news and events’ box on […]
Climate change threatens ability of insurers to manage risk Extreme weather is driving up uninsured losses and insurers must use investments to fund global warming resilience, says study ClimateWise, a global network of 29 insurance industry organisations which is convened by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, has warned of the urgent need […]
Whilst the news of the new Trump team is depressing there is very clear evidence that the global finance and business sector gets climate change and the risk this poses to the global economy. Three very clear signals: The news that Bill Gates and other billionaires are investing in low carbon technologies is a huge […]
A new report is warning that the majority of new local plans in England are failing to cut carbon emissions and to plan for the scale of severe weather predicted over future years. The report Planning for the Climate Challenge? Understanding the performance of English Local Plans, which examined the most recently prepared plans in England, found […]
My thanks to Bruce Horton for pulling this together. The Conference of Parties (COP) meeting in Marrakech (COP22) ratified the Paris agreement and also produced a wide range of really useful and interesting reports and initiatives for those in the water and energy sectors. At COP22 in Marrakech, the Paris agreement (which has been ratified […]