All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 12 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler will convene a summit on the impacts of climate change on the insurance industry and insurance consumers on Thursday, June 15 in Seattle.“Insurance is a $24 billion...
Jun 5 2006 // “It’s not easy being green.” — Kermit the FrogThe environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently....
Jun 5 2006 // The environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew of consumer publications from Time to Vanity Fair recently. I’ve had a constant reminder for several years, since my husband works...
May 26 2006 // A report compiled by the Australian government’s Department of the Environment and Heritage – Australian Greenhouse Office, concludes: “Evidence that the Earth is warming has become much stronger since...
May 17 2006 // American International Group has joined the ranks of major insurers committed to doing something about the increased risks the industry faces due to climate change.In a newly issued statement, the company said it “is...
May 15 2006 // A brief status report from the European Environment Agency (EEA)notes that “tackling climate change will improve Europe’s air quality, cut premature deaths and could save €12 billion [$15.4 billion] annually...
May 8 2006 // “It’s not easy being green.” — Kermit the FrogMaybe it’s because of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, but the environment and going “green” has been the editorial focus of a slew...
May 8 2006 // With more than 55 million people living in coastal communities, the nation must learn its lesson from the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons and prepare now for what will happen after June 1, according to Max Mayfield,...
May 8 2006 // A 30-country poll finds large majorities in all countries believe climate change is a serious problem. No country has more than one in five saying it is not a serious problem.The poll of 33,237 people from all major...
May 8 2006 // With more than 55 million people living in coastal communities, the nation must learn its lesson from the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons and prepare now for what will happen after June 1, according to Max Mayfield,...
May 8 2006 // Green seems to be shaping up as the symbolic and operable color of this millennium.Maybe it’s because of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, but the environment and going “green” has been the editorial...
May 8 2006 // A 30-country poll finds large majorities in all countries believe climate change is a serious problem. No country has more than one in five saying it is not a serious problem.The poll of 33,237 people from all major...
May 4 2006 // A large majority of meteorologists, scientists and other researchers now agree that global climate change is a reality backed up by well-documented findings of higher temperatures in the world’s oceans and...
Apr 25 2006 // A 30-country poll finds large majorities in all countries believe climate change is a serious problem. No country has more than one in five saying it is not a serious problem.The poll of 33,237 people from all major...
Mar 14 2006 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) voted unanimously last week at its quarterly meeting in Orlando, Fla., to establish a task force to examine the impact of climate change on the U.S. insurance...
Mar 7 2006 // The article that appeared on the IJ Web site yesterday, March 6, contained several factual errors concerning the adoption of a compliance and regulatory system for implementing the Kyoto Protocol on the emission of...
Mar 6 2006 // THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE GO TO THE IJ WEBSITE – MARCH 7, 2006.The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has formally launched a compliance system for the Kyoto Protocol, the international treaty to...
Dec 19 2005 // State treasurers and controllers from around the country are urging major insurance companies to analyze and disclose their financial risk from climate change, warning that higher rates and loss of coverage are...
Dec 16 2005 // A report prepared by Dr. Eberhard Faust, who heads Munich Re’s Climate Change Research Department, points to some significant changes in the hurricane risk factors in the North Atlantic.Munich Re notes: “The...
Dec 5 2005 // The most comprehensive climate model of the continental United States predicts more extreme temperatures throughout the country and more extreme precipitation along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest and east of the...