When you think of real estate, you may not think about its ability to reduce climate change. And when you think of climate change, real estate may not be top of mind as a potential solution. But did you know that real estate contributes to 40% of CO2 emissions […] Click here to view original […]

In a significant development for small island nations threatened by rising seas, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ( ITLOS ) has found greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution. The tribunal handed down a unanimous advisory opinion this week in its first climate-related judgement. It declared countries […] Click here to view original

Population growth has spurred economic growth in the South. But the changing climate, and risks climate change poses there, may turn that equation on its head. Washington DC MSRB retires guidance on inter-dealer confirmations The board has knocked out nine pieces of interpretive guidance from its inter-dealer confirmation Rule […] Click here to view original

Past data has shown the shift in the region of most likely seeing tornadoes. Climate change will continue to change things going into the next few decades. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — By now you have probably heard that Tornado Alley is moving. Tornado Alley is the name given to the […] Click here to view original

Major banks’ financing to fossil fuel companies was down 25% last year from a peak in 2019, at $706 billion versus $956 billion, according to the new Banking on Climate Chaos report published by a group of activist nonprofits. Banks’ climate policies, which generally involve substantial cuts in financed […] Click here to view original

[Source Photos: The White House and Getty Images] This piece was originally published by Capital & Main , which reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. On the morning of April 10, some of Southeast Florida’s top environmental officials met in West Palm Beach to discuss the […] Click here to view original