#GoodNews: #MunichRe recently became the first reinsurance company to restrict cover for new #LNG terminals. The restrictions are narrow but mark an important breakthrough. Which insurer will take the next step? Read my comment on the #SwissClimateRambles blog at open.substack.com/pub/swisscli....
No joke: Switzerland to approve export credits for a giant new gas power plant in #SaudiArabia – the 10th such project since it pledged to no longer finance fossil fuels at the Glasgow COP. My latest post on #SwissClimateRambles calls out the responsible political actors. tinyurl.com/CHKlimaZerst...
Switzerland plans to extend export credits for a new gas project in Cote d’Ivoire – the 7th since it pledged to stop funding such projects. Meanwhile, Swiss support for clean energy projects is stalling. My commentary at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/swiss-expo.... #SwissClimateRambles
A dark-money MAGA group targets a leading insurer because it (wait for it) “recognizes the reality of climate change”. Will insurers abandon basic principles to please Trump and his fossil fuel backers? My commentary on the #SwissClimateRambles blog. swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/will-insur...?
By withdrawing from @sciencebasedtargets.org (SBTi), the gold standard setter of corporate climate targets, Swiss Re has just made a strong case for stronger climate regulation. Check out my comment on the #SwissClimateRambles blog at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/swiss-re-d....
A new study shows that insurance companies' coal restrictions were effective in supporting the shift away from coal in the US. Insurers should use their clout to move away from oil and gas as well! Check out my #SwissClimateRambles blog post at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/insurers-a...?
The beautiful Swiss mountain village of Blatten was just hit by massive rockfall. As permafrost thaws, more such incidents will happen. Will this awaken the Swiss government from its climate complacency? My new post on the #SwissClimateRambles blog at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/an-alarmin...
As reported, the Swiss National Bank has fully divested from #Chevron. Will the world’s 7th biggest public investor now start implementing its environmental exclusion criteria more consistently? My post on the #SwissClimateRambles blog. swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/the-swiss-...
Violating international law, Donald Trump wants to open up the deep seas for mining. Will a Swiss company help him to destroy one of the world's last pristine ecosystems? Read my post on the #SwissClimateRambles blog. swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/trumps-ill...
The #TeslaTakeDown movement hits Elon Musk where it hurts. 🤜🚘🤛 Read my portrait of this inspiring movement on the #SwissClimateRambles blog. swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/taking-dow....
The #TeslaTakeDown movement is hitting the world's richest man where it hurts. ✊ Read my post on the #SwissClimateRambles blog at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/taking-dow...
It easy for us to switch our insurers every year, and so they are sensitive to consumer pressure. A new @campaxorg.bsky.social report ranks the climate policies of Swiss insurers so that consumers can make an informed choice. #SwissClimateRambles swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/ranking-sw...
⛑️ Why Switzerland's new climate plan is grossly inadequate: a guest commentary by the Swiss Climate Alliance on my #SwissClimateRambles blog. ⛑️swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/why-switzerlands-new-c...
If a reckless driver hits your bike, your insurer will make them pay for the damages. It can do the same with fossil fuel companies, the drivers of climate change. Read my blog post about the growing momentum for an idea whose time has come. #SwissClimateRambles open.substack.com/pub/swisscli...
As I show in my latest #SwissClimateRambles blog post, the 10 biggest Swiss companies have not donated to Donald Trump’s campaign and largely stayed out of other races as well. So far so good. (1/3) open.substack.com/pub/swisscli...
#Switzerland’s amazing Alpine cabins have become part of our national identity. Yet as a microcosm of the global climate crisis, they are now at risk from melting #permafrost, receding glaciers and other threats. 😢 My personal reflections on the topic on #SwissClimateRambles at tinyurl.com/52ypwmh3
🤔 How we can respond to Trump: some ruminations from the Climate Rambler on where we are and what we can do. #SwissClimateRambles 🤔 swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/how-we-can...
Violating its climate commitments, Switzerland is supporting overseas gas projects with climate costs of >$63 bn. Now the country also blocks negotiations for a ban of such support in the OECD. Read my comment on this on my #SwissClimateRambles blog. swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/how-switze...
In public UBS claims it is a climate leader. New info reveals that in practice, the bank finances the fossil fuel expansion of companies like Woodside, KEPCO and now, with a $172m bond, #ExxonMobil. Read my critique on the #SwissClimateRambles blog at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/how-ubs-fi...
Under its new #TransitionPlan Zurich Insurance can meet its climate targets if its fossil fuel customers are producing oil & gas more efficiently – even if they massively expand their production. Read my latest post on this nonsense on my #SwissClimateRambles blog! open.substack.com/pub/swisscli...
You will find more details on this embarrassing story on my blog, Swiss Climate Rambles, at swissclimaterambles.substack.com/p/switzerland-still-hand... #SwissClimateRambles (Photo credit Miriam Kuenzli)
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