All Environmental Risk articles – Page 20
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Online onlyUK fights for weaker pollution limits
Environmental group deplores stance by UK, Italy and Eastern Europe
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Reduce carbon emissions due to fire and natural disaster risks
Business property owners can reduce greenhouse gases attributable to fire and natural disaster risks
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Online onlyLocal bodies fail to prepare for emergencies
Government is not doing enough to promote civil protection in the UK, said a broker survey
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GuideA guide to the environmental liability directive
This twenty page in-depth guide examines the European Environmental Liability Directive. Now transposed into the legislation of most of the EU member states, the ELD has potential implications for many European companies.
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Online onlyInternal displacement at record high
Conflict and natural disasters forced 26m people to flee their homes in 2008
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AnalysisGlobal matters
Pandemics, internal displacement and storm surges loom large in 2009, according to a view from Maplecroft
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Online onlyPig flu victim sues Smithfield
Suit claims Mexican farm was a ‘breeding ground’ for swine flu
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Insurance costs hinder development of renewables
Major offshore wind farm projects are struggling to be commercially viable, says Aon
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Online onlyG20 at high energy security risk
A new energy security ranking shows six G20 countries at high risk
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Renewables to supply 40 % of world demand by 2050
With global cooperation and investment renewables’ could supply 40 % of the world's electricity by 2050
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Online onlyScientists predict sea levels to rise more than a metre
Extra melting in Greenland could drive sea levels up more than a metre by 2100, say climate scientists in Copenhagen
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Online onlyEurope votes to strengthen environmental rules
Environmental groups welcome tougher laws but express disappointment that certain measures to tackle industrial emissions have been watered down
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Online onlyXL ups environmental cover under general liability
Insurer responds to increased liabilities arising from the Environmental Liability Directive
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FeaturesTaking a united approach
Alex Kiffen reports on a recent round table discussion on how to deal with catastrophe and how to prevent it
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AnalysisWake up call
Australia's fires and floods prove that governments need to toughen their targets to curb Greenhouse emissions
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Online onlyAustralia wildfires return
Eight fires have broken out in the Australian state of Victoria
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AnalysisGreen habits
Companies should continue their green initiatives even in a struggling economy
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Online onlyWinter storm wreaks havoc in Spain and France
184 km/h gusts are strongest since records began
