(Outlet: The Hill) The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to finalize a new rule this month to cover required corporate climate disclosures by public-reporting companies. But the bigger news is that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has announced that he will soon sign into law two climate change disclosure bills passed by the state Legislature. Wharton Professor Eric Orts weighs in on these new environmental laws.…Read More
(Outlet: WHYY) Storm damage is on the rise. Here’s what that means for homeowners in the Delaware Valley. Ben Keys, professor of real estate and finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, says current and future homeowners should still pay attention to what the insurance industry is doing.…Read More
(Outlet: Wall Street Journal) Everybody knows that founders have a huge impact on how a startup performs. But what about the first bunch of employees they hire? That was the question a group of four researchers sought to answer in a recent study.…Read More
(Outlet: Global News) The cost of extreme weather is starting to hit Canadians at home – and could, experts warn, put downward pressure on real estate as buyers and sellers realize the true cost to protect a home has been underestimated due to its climate risk factor.…Read More
(Outlet: Reuters) A series of permit rejections for two high-profile carbon pipeline projects in the U.S. Midwest could bode poorly for carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a widespread solution to climate change, reflecting deep-seated public concern about its risks and environmental impacts. …Read More
(Outlet: The Hill) President Biden is making the case that fighting climate change can create jobs, countering a key Republican narrative surrounding the autoworker strike. …Read More
The Impact Finance Research Consortium (IFRC) has released a detailed report shedding new light on the features and applications of catalytic capital, investments bearing a high level of risk or accepting lower returns to stimulate positive social and environmental outcomes that would likely not be possible otherwise.…Read More
(Outlet: Forbes Online) The United States loses immigrants and international students to Canada. New research shows Canada’s startup visa policy has encouraged immigrants in the U.S. to move to Canada. …Read More
(Outlet: The Magazine of the Sierra Club) ESG has landed in the crosshairs of conservative organizations, networks, politicians, and investors, while evidence is mounting that anti-ESG legislation could lose, not grow, investors’ money.…Read More
(Outlet: WHYY) More than 57% of Philly public school buildings lack adequate cooling systems. As climate change makes extreme heat more likely, students are bearing the consequences.…Read More
