Biden’s Climate Change Policy: Why His Special Envoy Role Matters

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/biden-climate-change-policy-why-climate-envoy-matters?utm_source=monthgeoecon&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GeoeconomicsMonthly30December2020&utm_term=GeoeconomicsMonthly

What does President-Elect Joe Biden’s creation of a climate envoy position say about his approach to climate change?

Blackrock makes climate change central to its investment strategy for 2021

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/blackrock-makes-climate-change-central-investment-strategy-2021-rcna201

In an annual letter to CEOs earlier this year, BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink said “climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects … But awareness is rapidly changing, and I believe we are on the edge of a fundamental reshaping of finance.”

Now, the firm has updated its global principles and guidelines to reflect its commitment to climate and diversity.

“Earth Is on the Cusp of the Sixth Mass Extinction. Here’s What Paleontologists Want You to Know”

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/earth-is-on-the-cusp-of-the-sixth-mass-extinction-heres-what-paleontologists

Rhinos, elephants, whales and sharks — the list of endangered species is long and depressing. But it’s not just these big, beautiful, familiar animals at risk. Earth is hemorrhaging species, from mammals to fish and insects. The loss of biodiversity we’re facing right now is staggering, thanks to habitat loss, pollution, climate change and other calamities.