Year: 2026

Markerstudy Team Up With Air Ambulances UK To Support Lifesaving Services

Stuart Mitchell

Markerstudy Group, one of the UK’s leading general insurance service providers, today announces its national charity partnership with Air Ambulances UK (AAUK), the organisation championing and supporting the lifesaving work of the UK’s 21 air ambulance charities. This partnership aims to raise vital funds to support air ambulance missions across the UK. Initially, fundraising will take place through a range of colleague initiatives and events, designed to engage teams and raise awareness of the critical care services provided by air ambulance charities. The UK’s 21 air ambulance charities deliver advanced,…

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E.ON marks half a million pounds raised for Mind as mental health pressures continue to rise across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

E.ON is marking more than £500,000 raised by its employees for national mental health charity partner, Mind, supporting vital services across the UK. The milestone reflects four years of the partnership, with the energy supplier raising the funds through a number of initiatives including: Over £220,000 in match funding, doubling the impact of colleague fundraising More than £110,000 raised through sponsored challenges and events Around £55,000 for the Help through Hardship fund, supporting people facing financial and mental health pressures Over £30,000 from the donation bag scheme, helping stock Mind…

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Escalating Extreme Weather Risks Push U.S. Insurance System to Breaking Point

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from World Wildlife Fund, Tackling The Insurance Protection Gap, warns that the rising frequency and severity of extreme weather is driving an insurance crisis in the United States, leaving millions of households and businesses financially exposed. “The insurance protection gap is the canary in the coal mine for the U.S. economy, and it’s a warning rooted in the loss of nature’s protective systems. When ecosystems are degraded, communities lose their first line of defense against extreme weather. By restoring and valuing nature’s ability to protect people and…

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Green Climate Fund strengthens regional private sector programming

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) started 2026 with another significant reform that will strengthen the mobilization of private sector finance in support of countries’ national climate priorities. GCF has integrated its Department of Private Sector Facility team into the four Regional Departments that were established in 2024, enhancing the Fund’s ability to deliver at scale via stronger engagement with existing and potential new private sector partners in the regions to deliver coherent investment and coordinated programming at country and regional level. In addition, private sector specialists have also joined GCF’s Department…

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Climate Variability Emerges as Both Risk and Opportunity for the Global Energy Transition

Stuart Mitchell

Climate variability and long-term climate change are increasingly shaping the performance and reliability of renewable energy systems worldwide, according to the WMO–IRENA 2024 Year in Review: Climate-driven Global Renewable Energy Resources and Energy Demand, released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report, in its third edition, finds that 2024—the warmest year on record, with global temperatures reaching around 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels—brought pronounced regional shifts in solar, wind and hydropower potential, alongside a 4% increase in climate-driven global energy demand compared with…

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