Causesen.wikipedia.org Large insurers are hatching a plan to take down coal Thomas Buberl, the chief executive of the French insurance company AXA, wants the industry to stop covering mines and plants.
Solutions The 6 winners of the ‘Green Nobels’ for environmental activism show that change is possible The Goldman Environmental Prize announced its 2020 winners, including an activist who used shareholder meetings to push back against financing coal mines and a beekeeper who took on Monsanto.
Impacts www.bbc.com Bank of England chief Mark Carney issues climate change warning The world will face irreversible heating unless financial firms shift priorities, Mark Carney tells the BBC.
Politics Insurers in UK and US lagging behind in divesting from coal, report finds European firms are making faster progress in refusing to insure polluting firms, says campaign group Unfriend Coal.
In the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, new poll finds 90% of respondents support stricter fracking regulations
As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania
