NAIC reconsiders stance on climate change - Related Stories - PCI SmartBrief

Insurance regulators are reconsidering a proposed inclusion of climate change impact data in carriers' annual reports. Industry representatives attending the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' winter meeting said a compromise could be reached for next year. The American Council of Life Insurers, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America said a new position could be reached during the Climate Change and Global Warming Task Force on Dec. 17.

Environment Agency unveils plans to build 80 new wind turbines - The Career Engineer News

Commenting on the plan, Ed Miliband, secretary of state at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, said that he wanted businesses and public sector organisations to join the effort to defeat climate change.

"By installing their own renewable projects the Environment Agency, working with Partnerships for Renewables, will boost the amount of renewable energy generated in this country, helping to cut carbon emissions and secure more home-grown energy," he said.

To Help Bail Out Small Businesses, Regulate Global Warming? - Risky Business (usnews.com)

I am skeptical of claims that emissions regulations can make small business more profitable for an even more fundamental reason: if that was really true, why wouldn't businesses be cutting their emissions themselves already?