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The world’s most influential banks need to substantially accelerate climate efforts if global temperature rise is to be kept within the targets of the Paris Agreement, an assessment released on Thursday, July 28, 2022, by an institutional investors group warned.

The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris: Remnants of cabinets and chunks of pink shower marble lie between dumpsters. She lives in a FEMA trailer out back, her home in shambles more than a year after Hurricane Laura tore through Lake Charles.

Casey Harrell, the 43-year-old co-founder of BlackRock’s Big Problem, knows he may not have long to live thanks to the neurodegenerative disease ALS. But that won’t stop him from holding the U.S.’s biggest investors to account.

The ouster of the three Exxon board members is another blow to fossil fuel companies facing growing pressure to refocus their businesses in light of a dangerously warming world.

Big Oil might have reached its tipping point last week when three major oil companies — ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and Chevron — were rebuked by shareholders and the courts for not aligning their strategies with the threat of climate change.

Unless actions by governments and corporations cut emissions in the here and now, a dose of skepticism is in order, writes Damian Carrington, environment editor with the Guardian.

Tariq Fancy once oversaw the start of the biggest effort to turn Wall Street "green" — but now believes the climate crisis can never be solved by today’s free markets.

The industry has backed polluters for decades. Now, amid growing pressure, Wall Street says it’s going green.

World’s biggest investor wants polluting industries to set targets to cut emissions and reach net zero

Two Canadian investment leaders endorsed a transition to clean energy at a virtual Davos World Economic Forum on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, as more investors worldwide push for concrete sustainability commitments.

Is it real change, or the latest in greenwashing? Either way, it could be argued that it’s a good sign for the climate.

US asset manager that built up fossil fuel portfolio fails to join rivals in engaging with climate

World’s largest investor signs up to Climate Action 100+ after criticism from activists

After spending the past two weeks criss-crossing the country to speak with ordinary Canadians in town hall meetings, Justin Trudeau is heading to Switzerland where he'll rub elbows with the rich and powerful at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“This is a call to action to all of you. What are you doing in your industry?" Environment Minister Catherine McKenna asked Canadian business leaders on Tuesday.