Global Briefing: Study reveals how US flooding costs are set to soar

James Murray
clock • 7 min read
Global Briefing: Study reveals how US flooding costs are set to soar

Rising flooding costs on both sides of the Atlantic, Italian wind energy auctions, and the rest of the green business news from around the world this week

Study details how US flooding costs set to rise by more than a quarter by 2050 Climate change could result in the finan ial toll of flooding rising by more than a quarter in the United States by 2050...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

James Murray
Author spotlight

James Murray

View profile
More from James Murray

How climate action provided one of the few bright spots for Labour's first year in office

The EU's new climate targets are flawed, but they deserve celebrating

More on Risk

How a 'growing wave' of litigation linked to renewables value chains could slow the clean energy transition
Risk

How a 'growing wave' of litigation linked to renewables value chains could slow the clean energy transition

Experts warn that it companies and investors fail to urgently address disregard for the human rights in the renewable energy value chain, 'we are likely to see a derailing of the much-needed clean energy transition'

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 01 July 2025 • 7 min read
'Acting now is the only responsible choice': UKGBC urges government to treat climate resilience as a national emergency
Risk

'Acting now is the only responsible choice': UKGBC urges government to treat climate resilience as a national emergency

UK Green Building Council's new Climate Resilience Roadmap identifies areas across the country most vulnerable to climate hazards

Amber Rolt
clock 27 June 2025 • 3 min read
'Managing the inevitable': AXA Climate white paper to help businesses better prepare for extreme weather
Risk

'Managing the inevitable': AXA Climate white paper to help businesses better prepare for extreme weather

New white paper to help firms rethink how they approach climate risk and combine global visions with 'very local' adaptation challenges

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 20 June 2025 • 5 min read