It is perhaps unsurprising that you rarely see the words ‘climate change’ and ‘optimism’ in the same headline. The world’s forests, oceans and polar ice caps remain in peril, extreme weather events are growing fiercer and more frequent, and we are not on track to achieving the key ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement: to limit global warming to significantly less than 2°C, and ideally 1.5°C, by the end of the century. Combating climate change is a monumental undertaking that will require a complete reshaping of the global economy, energy, transport, and agricultural systems. Thankfully, among this dizzying array of challenges, it’s also possible to see some green shoots of progress. And in order to provide a clear, data-led picture of the latest positive and negative trends, Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has created an annual Climate Change Scorecard. Since 2017, it has measured 12 climate change-related metrics, as Charlotta […]