 | AON Paper Explores Industry’s Role in Global Warming Issue
September 29, 2007 – A new AON paper, “Will Insurers Be Burned By The Climate Change Phenomenon?” argues that insurance companies and risk managers are uniquely positioned to be agents of change in providing leadership not only in the area of insuring risks associated with global warming but in leading the industry and the general public to embrace the principles of sustainable development. more... |
 | President Bush Addresses Energy Policy, Climate Change
September 28, 2007 – President Bush told delegates from 16 nations that they should work with the United States to “produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and we must do it in a way that does not undermine economic growth or prevent nations from delivering greater prosperity for their people.” more... |
| Swiss Re Launches Climate Adaptation Development Program
September 27, 2007 – Swiss Re has announced the launch of its Climate Adaptation Development Program which is designed to develop a financial risk transfer for the effects of adverse weather in emerging countries. more... |
| Munich Re Creates Sustainability Portal
September 26, 2007 – Munich Re has announced that it has created a sustainability portal to provide full and up-to-date information about the way it deals with the demands of sustainable economic development. more... |
| BBC Polls Shows Action Needed on Global Warming Issue
September 26, 2007 – A poll commissioned by the BBC World Service shows that most of the 22,000 people in 21 countries believe that strong action must be taken soon in both developed and developing countries to address global warming. more... |
| UN Convenes Largest-ever Meeting of Global Leaders on Climate Change
September 24, 2007 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the largest-ever gathering of world leaders on climate change with a call to forge a coalition to accelerate a global response to an issue which he has identified as one of his top priorities. more... |
| National Academies Critique U.S. Climate Change Science Program
September 14, 2007 – A report issued by the National Academies, the pre-eminent scientific advisory group in the United States, has issued a report on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, which President Bush created in 2002 to improve climate reach across 13 government agencies. The report notes that of the $1.7 billion spent by the program on climate research each year, only about $25 to $30 million has gone to studies on how climate change will affect human affairs. more... |
 | Insurers Slow to Adapt to Climate Change, Says Asset Management Report
September 13, 2007 – A report prepared by F&C Asset Management says the insurance industry needs to engage more with policymakers in finding a solution to the issue of offering insurance as the risk increases due to climate change. more... |
| Industry Entities Sign ClimateWise Principles Favored by Prince of Wales
September 13, 2007 – A group of insurers, reinsurers, brokers, Lloyd’s of London and the Association of British Insurers have signed up to the ClimateWise principles, an initiative where the industry entities agree to scrutinize the risks caused by climate change and support the cause of climate protection. The principles also have the support of the Prince of Wales. more... |
| APEC Leaders Agree to Declaration on Climate Change
September 9, 2007 –Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation agreed to a declaration on climate change, energy security and clean development at the conclusion of their meeting in Sydney, Australia. more... |
| Global Companies Not Ready for Looming Water Shortages: Marsh
September 6, 2007 – Forty percent of Fortune 1000 companies say the impact of a water shortage would be severe or catastrophic on their businesses, according to the results of a survey sponsored by the newly established Marsh Center for Risk Insights. more... |
| GAO Study Should Develop Guidance for Climate Effects on Resources
September 5, 2006 – The U.S. General Accountability Office has released a report entitled, “Climate Change: Agencies Should Develop Guidance for Addressing the Effects on Federal Land and Water Resources,” in which it recommends that the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce and the Interior develop guidance incorporating agencies’ best practices which advises managers on how to address climate change effects on the resources they manage. more... |
| Allianz Unveils Ecologically-Aware Driving Plan
September 5, 2007 – Allianz, in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature, has introduced the “ECOmotion” plan that allows environmentally aware drivers to neutralize their CO2 emissions. Drivers will be offered a Gold Standard CO2 mitigation certificate and climate-neutral sticker for their CO2 efficient vehicles and also will be eligible for a special rate plan. more... |
