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The UK Supreme Court has found that the English courts are free to exercise jurisdiction over claims against parent companies for damage caused by their subsidiaries abroad...
Climate change and sustainable development are two concepts that are yet to be fully understood by insurers, according to Saliou Ndoye, international environment governance specialist...
Climate risk and natural disasters now account for 90%–95% of the risks that are reinsured globally, said Adama Ndiaye, president of FANAF...
The Nigerian government, Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UN Environment are to launch a $15m investment to create a formal e-waste recycling industry in Nigeria...
Plastic manufacturers are at “significant risk” of being the next industry to get caught up in the wave of environmental product liability litigation, according to Clyde & Co...
Spain is introducing a new tax for environmental policies, according to insurance premium tax specialists Impendulo...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is spearheading the African fight to limit climate change impacts, which have been strongly highlighted at global climate change talks...
The impact of climate change on Africa is set to be among the most severe, but people are quickly forgetting the terrible weather events of 2017 and...
Investment in next-generation catastrophe risk models is needed to boost their ability to tackle climate change and improve society’s resilience to the risk, according to a new report...
Advanced and growing economies are firmly split over exposure to climate change risks, according to a new index from Verisk Maplecroft that puts 95% of the world’s cities at ‘extreme risk’ in Africa and Asia...
