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Engagement should not be an excuse for inaction on climate change

Insurance companies need to show progress in their climate dialogue or stop underwriting oil and gas production, writes Peter Bosshard

US insurers still behind Europeans on climate scorecard

Insure Our Future identifies major climate and fossil fuel laggards

IEA net-zero roadmap 'turning point' for energy sector ahead of COP26

After years of being judged a climate modelling laggard, the IEA has published a 'landmark' net-zero emissions roadmap which campaigners say raises the stakes for governments and companies ahead of the COP26 summit. Ahren Lester reports

German insurers are risking their climate credibility

By continuing to do coal business on the side and insuring new oil and gas projects, German insurers are putting their climate credibility at risk, warn Peter Bosshard and Regine Richter

Environmentalists highlight shortfalls in Allianz's climate targets

Calling on divestment from polluting companies and greater details on engagement strategy

In conversation with Insure our Future's Peter Bosshard

The coordinator of the campaign group Insure our Future (formerly Unfriend Coal), Peter Bosshard, looks at progress made in 2020 and highlights the roadmap for 2021. Interview by Vincent Huck

Lloyd's commits to stop investing in coal, tar sands and Arctic energy exploration

Axa calls for UN climate underwriting alliance

Axa has proposed the insurance industry should cooperate to reduce the negative climate impact of its underwriting, ahead of the planned UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in November 2021.

News Round Up: MSCI, Sumitomo Life, British Standards Institution, and more

Sompo is first Japanese insurer to introduce restrictions on coal

Sompo has become the first Japanese insurer to introduce restrictions on its involvement with coal, although environmentalists argued its policy comes with "significant loopholes".