From catastrophic events linked to climate change to social unrest, the insurance industry is seeing big claims. While some risks are more easily predicted than others, new data sources may help insurers and customers find ways to turn down the heat. In this Insurance News Analysis, Abbey Compton and I talk about new data from … Read more
Fewer hot days, with a wet start and dry finish to the season by the WISCONSIN STATE CLIMATOLOGY OFFICE This year’s meteorological summer (June through August) featured temperatures very close to normal throughout Wisconsin and Door County (where referenced in this summary, Door County climate data are from the Sturgeon Bay observation station). Hot weather was … Read more
As a major emitter of greenhouse gasses, Germany has a fundamental responsibility to show solidarity with developing countries suffering from the effects of climate change. This obligation is clear from the common but differentiated obligations that underpin the climate framework. Consequently, Germany must deploy its policy and fiscal instruments in furtherance of actions. One key … Read more
At the Law and Political Economy (LPE) Conference in Berlin in June 2024 (see Herzog), Stefan Grundmann, the chair of our panel “Polycrises and a substantive approach to private law in Germany”, introduced my contribution by stating: “– and, of course: climate change!”. Why was he right in terming climate change a central issue for LPE … Read more
When satellites first started peering down on the craggy, glaciated Antarctic Peninsula about 40 years ago, they saw only a few tiny patches of vegetation covering a total of about 8,000 square feet—less than a football field. But since then, the Antarctic Peninsula has warmed rapidly, and a new study shows that mosses, along with … Read more