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Saqib Rahim

@anthropist.bsky.social
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Reporting on climate finance for E&E/Politico, after 7 years freelance in Asia and the Middle East. Previous work in Grist, Wired, The Intercept, the Washington Post and The Economist.

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Saqib Rahim @anthropist.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Interesting turn in IL where Ds are debating what to do about surging insurance prices. Pritzker has called to significantly expand regulators' power over them. Here's a mainline Democrat (who represents where State Farm is HQ'd) proposing a modest expansion. www.wglt.org/local-news/2...
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State Rep. Sharon Chung seeks compromise on insurance oversight
Bloomington state Rep. Sharon Chung has introduced a insurance bill that invites conversation and compromise between insurance companies and the state.
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Saqib Rahim @anthropist.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
"Once you undermine confidence in the data, it is quite hard to restore that confidence." www.reuters.com/world/us/eas...
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Easy to lose, hard to restore: US data trust on the line
Donald Trump's move to fire the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has put trust in U.S. data reporting mechanisms on the line just as demand for reliable diagnoses of the health of the world's largest economy is bigger than ever.
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Saqib Rahim @anthropist.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The White House issued a 141-page report on climate science to "elevate the debate." Its authors? "They found like five people who've made their careers over multiple decades in climate skepticism," said one outside scientist. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: DOE reframes climate consensus as a debate
Energy Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers to write a report that assaults what he called the "cancel culture Orwellian squelching of science."
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Saqib Rahim @anthropist.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Blunt, stinging language from Willis, an insurance broker and advisory firm: "With global efforts likely failing to keep the temperature below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, our focus must now turn to adapting and building resilience in the face of this new reality.” www.wtwco.com/en-sg/news/2...
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Willis predicts natural catastrophes will not offer insurance any respite in 2025
According to Willis, natural catastrophes continue to put a strain on global insurance markets, including in Asia Pacific.
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Saqib Rahim @anthropist.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
In India there's a growing class of insurance policies, called "parametric", which support workers thru extreme weather. E.g. remunerates a worker who closes pushcart business on a scorching day, or pays farmers when heat lessens their cows' milk yield. Clever story www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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On super hot days, this insurance plan pays out cash for lost wages
It's called parametric insurance, it offers protection for climate-related wage losses and it's gaining ground in India.
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