Renewables battling climate change now need to insure against it


To protect against such climate-induced losses, many owners are turning to parametric insurance. — Bloomberg

NEW YORK: Solar and wind energy companies are betting on a novel form of insurance to protect their assets against wild and volatile weather – the very type of climate risk they were set up to fight.

Renewable power projects can lose substantial revenue if the wind fails to blow, if clouds block the sun or when a hurricane slams into expensive infrastructure.

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