Heating up: Hotter Earth drives dollars to sustainable funds
(WorldNews Environment)

NEW YORK (AP) - This year is on pace to be one of the hottest on record, again, and the trend may only accelerate as President Donald Trump loosens policies meant to combat climate change. That has some investors feeling anger, but others are seeing dollar signs. They’re envisioning profits made by companies targeting opportunities wrought by the changing climate. Perhaps more importantly, investors are also seeing big, potential losses to be avoided. Consider the recent bankruptcy filing of PG&E, the California utility owner facing mountains of potential liabilities due to wildfires that devastated northern California. Some funds that take environmental, social and...