Climate change is already costing the global economy - and damage will only worsen without green initiatives, Fed"s Brainard says
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard's comments stressing climate change come as the central bank has stepped up green initiatives in recent months. Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard. AP Photo/Cliff Owen Climat.....»»
Climate Change Won"t Be Stopped By 593 Pages Of Green Tape
Climate Change Won't Be Stopped By 593 Pages Of Green Tape Submitted by Huw van Steenis, Financing an innovative low-carbon economy is one of the defining challenges of our age, as Bi.....»»
: 2020 brought 22 climate-change disasters costing $1 billion or more and capped the hottest decade on record
Global average temperatures in 2020 closed out the hottest decade since record-keeping began, conditions marked by a surge in deadly and expensive wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters......»»
IMF Slashes Global GDP Forecast For 6th Consecutive Time, Warns "Climate Change" Will Hit Economy
IMF Slashes Global GDP Forecast For 6th Consecutive Time, Warns "C.....»»
Goldman Sachs says it will support "green" initiatives more forcefully
Goldman Sachs Group Inc outlined plans on Monday to put money and advice toward projects that fight climate change or help financially disadvantaged people, with executives arguing it is not only the right thing to do but can generate income......»»
Goldman Sachs says it will support "green" initiatives more forcefully
Goldman Sachs Group Inc outlined plans on Monday to put money and advice toward projects that fight climate change or help financially disadvantaged people, with executives arguing it is not only the right thing to do but can generate income......»»
Global growth at decade low: OECD
The global economy is growing at the slowest pace since the financial crisis, the OECD said on Thursday, with climate change and government inertia among the major risks, it said. David Pollard reports......»»
Global GDP will suffer at least a 3% hit by 2050 from unchecked climate change, say economists
The global economy will be at least 3% smaller by 2050 owed solely to the effects of unchecked climate change, including severe weather and rising sea levels......»»
Climate change might hit the economy harder and faster than thought
The economic effects of global warming may arrive sooner and with a bigger impact than previously thought, according to Oxford Economics in a report that compares recent scientific research with the economic literature on the costs of climate change......»»
Extinction Rebellion: Climate Change Protests Aim To Crash Global Economy To Usher In MMT
Extinction Rebellion: Climate Change Protests Aim To Crash Global Economy To Usher In MMT.....»»
Pepsi’s $1 billion green bond puts it in growing ranks of big companies selling debt for climate-change initiatives
PepsiCo Inc. has priced its first-ever green bond, earmarking the proceeds from the $1 billion offering to help the food and beverage giant cut virgin-plastic use and replenish the water it consumes in making sodas and snacks......»»
BASF and America’s Farmers Sound the Climate Change Alarm
Most BASF investors will be worried about the global economy, but the company’s warning about the impact of extreme weather is equally unnerving. .....»»
China 2019 – Climate Change: The Next Financial Crisis?
Climate inaction risks $23 trillion of global economic losses a year, amounting to permanent economic damage four times greater than .....»»
Plastic Sustainability: Dominica Contributes Least to Climate Change via Green Ethos - CS Global Partners
LONDON, March 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite being at t.....»»
CryptoWatch: Bitcoin mining poses threat to Paris climate-change accord, study finds
The process of “mining†cryptocurrencies is so energy intensive that it’s posing a threat to the global agreement to mitigate green house gas emissions......»»
The world economy could grow $26 trillion in a decade if governments and businesses focus on climate change
Mike Hutchings/Reuters A new report argues that quicker action on climate change could add more than $2 trillion a year to the global economy over the .....»»
Nobel Economics Prize Goes to American Pair
The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was shared by Americans William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer, for work on innovation, climate change and the economy that has had huge implications for global policy making......»»
Two Top U.S. Economists Win Nobel for Work on Growth and Climate
The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was shared by Americans William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer, for research on innovation, climate change and the economy that has had huge implications for global policy making......»»
US to issue dire warning on climate change costs
The U.S. government on Friday will issue a new report detailing the threat climate change poses to the economy, in what is expected to be a dire warning at odds with the Trump administration’s pro-fossil fuels agenda. Jonah Green is on the story......»»
This Tariff Could Be Biden’s Best Climate Change Tool
President Joe Biden has plans to fight climate change with clean energy mandates, investments in electric vehicles and tough new limits on greenhouse gas emissions. But his most potent weapon against global warming may be a so-called border adj.....»»
Wyden hails Portland park as "Green New Deal resolution in action"
The Green New Deal resolution refers to a plan backed by other politicians, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aimed at combating climate change and other social crises......»»