Climate

State-backed Florida home insurance to raise rates 14%

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Florida’s government-backed home insurance company is planning to raise rates by 14% — another blow to more than a million residents of the hurricane-ravaged state that is saddled with some of the highest premiums in the country. Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board of governors voted unanimously Wednesday to raise rates for next year — despite … Read more

Climate change: Fossil fuel use and emissions hit record as world battles deadly heat, storms and wildfires

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CNN – The world consumed record amounts of oil, coal and gas last year, pushing planet-warming carbon pollution to a new high, according to a report published Thursday, dashing climate scientists’ hopes that global energy emissions may have peaked. The increase in fossil fuels caused a 2.1% increase in energy-related emissions last year, pushing them … Read more