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Climate Change Keeps Adding to the List of Uninsurable Assets, Allianz Executive Says

01. Juli 2026 um 07:15
Extreme weather events — such as the heat wave gripping Europe — are making a growing number of assets too risky to insure, according to a director at Europe’s largest primary insurer.

A tour bus employee shelters from the sun under an umbrella on Westminster Bridge during a heat wave in London, UK, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Extreme heat across the south of the UK is shutting schools and disrupting travel, after overnight thunderstorms led to flash floods in parts of London. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Modern Homes Leave Londoners Struggling to Cope With Extreme Heat

24. Juni 2026 um 16:30
The British capital is baking as a heat wave sweeps through Europe.

A passenger using a handheld portable fan on the London Underground during a heat wave in London, UK, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Extreme heat across the south of the UK is shutting schools and disrupting travel, after overnight thunderstorms led to flash floods in parts of London. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Why Sustainable Finance Hasn’t Moved the Needle on Climate Change

A new study by Lisa Sachs, director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, lays out the problem.

Wildfire smoke above Highway 97, north of the Buckinghorse River near Trutch, British Columbia, Canada, on Friday, May 30, 2025. Wildfires are threatening about 5% of Canada's crude output as a blaze in Alberta's oil sands region spreads and approaches major production sites. Photographer: Nasuna Stuart-Ulin/Bloomberg
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