Environment

Rising competition for land, sea and space is set to drive new geopolitical tensions over the coming years, according to a report from insurance broker Marsh.

Fabiola Schneider talks to Travis Elsum about detecting and addressing corporate greenwashing, the new EU Taxonomy, and investors’ role in the journey to a low-carbon economy

The actuarial profession needs to pay more attention to social risk, says Chris Sutton

Gemma Gregson and Stav Tsielepis consider how to reform UK energy supplier regulation

Erik Rakhou discusses the rise of clean hydrogen and the key considerations for insuring global value chains

Neil Mitchell discusses the extent to which green bond yields reveal investor environmental preferences

Wojciech Herchel, Sam Taylor, Clarence Er and David Devlin consider whether sustainability-linked lending is the answer to changing corporate behaviour

Assets in climate-focused investment funds doubled to $408bn (£313bn) last year, boosted by increased inflows and an accelerated pace of product development.

Maryam Abdullah shares the ICAT’s approach to pandemic scenario modelling, and potential lessons for climate modelling

Are insurers doing enough to help wean the planet off fossil fuels? Peter Bosshard looks at coverage provided to coal, oil and gas