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More insurers to turn their backs on coal risks

Four South Korean insurers have become the latest firms to announce they are to halt the insurance of the construction or operation of new coal power projects

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Cryptocurrency risk emerges as China clampdown intensifies

Cryptocurrency Bitcoin fell to a two-week low this week as China continued its crackdown on bitcoin mining

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EU warned agricultural climate measures failing to take root

The European Union has been told its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has failed to use the billions of euros earmarked to combat climate change over the past decade to make any tangible difference

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$1 billion climate scheme launched amid poverty blast

The CEO of the IKEA Foundation has warned that unless the world wakes up to the need for urgent climate action million around the globe will be facing extreme poverty in the coming decades

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Expect SRCC exclusions to become more common says Chaucer

Strikes Riots and Civil Commotion (SRCC) insurance is expected to become a risk that is increasingly excluded from property insurance contracts, according to Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer

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European Insurers express deepening concerns over rising protectionism

Underwriters in Europe fear their efforts to access emerging markets will be thwarted by ongoing protectionist measures

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RISK in FOCUS – in association with the Institute of Risk Management

Risk in focus: Nicola Crawford

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) talks to Nicola Crawford, FIRM, Managing Director, i-Risk Europe on what working in enterprise risk is like and what advice they would share with people looking for a career in the industry

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Risk in focus: Lisa Khan

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) talks to Lisa Khan, CMIRM, Governance, Risk & Assurance Advisor, Holdings & Treasury Shell International Ltd, London on what working in risk is really like and what advice they would share with people looking for a career in the industry

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Risk in focus: Simone Savoldi

The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) talks to Simone Savoldi, CMIRM, Senior Consultant at TÜV SÜD Global Risk Consultants Italy on what working in risk is really like and what advice they would share with people looking for a career in the industry

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ANALYSIS

Can the biggest emitters set up a Climate Club?

A review of international carbon pricing debates from think tank Études de l’Ifri asks whether there is a realistic chance of an international alliance on carbon pricing

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Royal Society unveils priorities for delivering net zero by 2050

Twelve critical technologies and research areas that should be prioritised in national roadmaps for achieving ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions are set out in a report by the UK’s Royal Society

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