Climate Change Could Blow Up the Economy. Banks Aren’t Ready
Climate change has already been blamed for deadly bush fires in Australia, withering coral reefs, rising sea levels and ever more cataclysmic storms. Could it...
Mnuchin says Greta Thunberg can tell us what to do ‘after she goes and studies economics in college’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sharply criticized the financial credentials of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunbergon Thursday, saying the 17-year-old should study economics at college...
Mnuchin said Thunberg needed to study economics before offering climate proposals. So we talked to an economist.
The Washington Post contacted someone who did study economics in college and asked him to explain it to us.
Economic heavyweights highlight climate risks
Economic heavyweights highlight climate risks By Jonathan Marshall, CCL Economics Policy Network Whatever you think of billionaires, it’s almost always better to have them on...
Warren calls on big U.S. banks for steps on climate risk
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a contender for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, is asking the biggest U.S. banks for details on...
Climate change and economic inequality loom large as the powerful descend on Davos
The world's political and economic elite are descending on the small Swiss Alps town of Davos this week for the annual World Economic Forum meeting...
Conservative States Seek Billions to Brace for Disaster. (Just Don’t Call It Climate Change.)
The Trump administration is about to distribute billions of dollars to coastal states mainly in the South to help steel them against natural disasters worsened...
‘How can he face himself?’: Architect of Paris Agreement slams Trump’s approach to climate crisis
The architect of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement told CNBC on Monday that it cannot be easy for President Donald Trump to justify his approach...