Charleston wins early win in climate change lawsuit against ‘Big Oil’

A federal judge has given the city of Charleston an early win in its climate change lawsuit against “Big Oil” by ruling that the case will remain in South Carolina, where the city wants the issue fought. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel agreed on July 5 that Charleston’s bid to have fossil fuel companies pay … Read more

The TED Countdown Summit on Climate Change will be hosted in Detroit

Former Vice President Al Gore

The second TED Countdown Summit on Climate Change will be hosted in Detroit next week. The invitational rally will take place Tuesday through Friday at Michigan Central Station and the Fillmore Detroit. The summit is the only TED conference that focuses on a single topic, with the goal of advancing solutions to climate change. The … Read more

There is no perfect solution to climate change

Creosote grows on the desert floor, at left, next to the construction site for NV Energy's Dry Lake solar project.

Hello and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. His Friday 7 July. I’m Sammy Roth, energy and environment reporter for The Times. I also write our bi-weekly newsletter on the boiling point. Addressing the climate crisis that is already fueling deadlier heatwaves, more destructive wildfires, and worsening droughts in the American West will require building … Read more

The (carbon) price of progress on climate change

The (carbon) price of progress on climate change

Receive free updates on corporate training Well, I’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding last Corporate training news every morning. Alberto Antonizzi A common view in the financial sector is that carbon prices are harmful: by reducing the profitability of companies, a higher price will lower stock prices. But, while this may be … Read more

Why it’s time to prepare for the worst on climate change

Why it's time to prepare for the worst on climate change

Receive free updates on corporate training Well, I’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding last Corporate training news every morning. Robert Pindyck is a professor of economics and finance at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi MIT Sloan School of Management. He is the author of Climate future: Avoiding and adapting to climate change (The … Read more