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Bank of England to study climate-related capital further

The Bank of England will carry out further study as it is not yet clear whether it needs to require banks and insurers to set aside longer-term capital buffers to provide for the consequences of climate change.

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St. Croix refinery cannot restart without new permit, air pollution tech -EPA

U.S. regulators will require a new Clean Air Act permit for a troubled oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which could cost its owners hundreds of millions of dollars and take three years or more to obtain, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday.

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Religious leaders urge banks to stop financing drivers of climate change

Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders joined United Nations officials on Monday in urging financial institutions to stop bankrolling activities that are driving climate change, including ending support for new fossil fuel projects.

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Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coal

Shipping companies that transport the world's coal are in the crosshairs of some financial backers who are cleaning up their businesses in the absence of a truly global drive by nations to renounce the dirtiest fossil fuel.

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Financial groups seek 'clear, credible and ambitious' climate action from G20

Financial services groups responsible for more than $90 trillion in assets have called for the leaders of the world's largest economies to push through "clear, credible and ambitious" policies to battle climate change.

Impacts

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Analysis: Debt in a warm climate: coronavirus and carbon set scene for default

Where COVID-19 has precipitated unprecedented debts, climate change could trigger defaults across a planet which a United Nations panel says is dangerously close to runaway warming.

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What’s the plan? Corporate polluters lag on setting climate goals

41 of the world's 250 biggest corporate emitters - or 16% - are only just starting to assess their emissions, with no reduction targets set for any year, an analysis of data from research firm Signal Climate Analytics found.

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Bank of England to study climate-related capital further

St. Croix refinery cannot restart without new permit, air pollution tech -EPA

Religious leaders urge banks to stop financing drivers of climate change

Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coal

Financial groups seek 'clear, credible and ambitious' climate action from G20

Analysis: Debt in a warm climate: coronavirus and carbon set scene for default

What’s the plan? Corporate polluters lag on setting climate goals

Trump moves to block state climate rules and lawsuits tied to fossil fuel emissions

EPA move to end climate emissions tracking leaves public in the dark

Trump’s pick for EPA general counsel lacks regulatory and courtroom experience but moves ahead in Senate vote

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

One lawyer's groundbreaking work in shaping climate law

Electric vehicles are helping Nepal clean up its deadly air