Economy & Business

"Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk."

"A deep dive into the petrochemical industry's proposals for the global plastics treaty."

"The number of climate lawsuits filed against companies around the world is rising swiftly, a report has found, and a majority of cases that have concluded have been successful."

"Google’s emissions rose 13 percent last year despite the tech giant’s goals to become net-zero by the end of the decade as artificial intelligence (AI) drives an increase in energy consumption."

"Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis and may have breached a host of US laws, a new report argues."

"The Environment Agency is refusing to provide campaigners with details of potential conflicts of interests with water companies held by its directors across England."

"This has been a year of insurance sticker shock in the US. But the man who provides insurance to insurers thinks maybe the shock still isn’t enough to steer people away from risk in a changing climate."

"Dozens of countries have voiced their support for concluding in the next few weeks World Trade Organization negotiations on cutting harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing, two documents showed on Friday."

"The severe floods sweeping through the Midwest are a potent example of how extreme weather damages the transportation arteries we all rely on."