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A first-of-its-kind alliance of more than 20 leading philanthropic organizations announced an intention to fund more than $223 million to drastically reduce methane emissions around the world. This includes supporting the diplomatic effort spearheaded by the United States and European Union’s Global Methane Pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30%...
From the Bullpen A major victory for ending coal The final plant closures in New England will bring us that much closer to a critical goal: the closure of all coal plants in the United States by 2030. Read the full The Boston Globe op-ed (subscription may be required) by Mike Bloomberg and Gina McCarthy, former White House National Climate Advis...
An agreement to close the last coal plants in the region means all of New England will be free of coal pollution for the first time in well over a century.
In a year when the climate has roared with unprecedented ferocity — with more and more people confronting a daily reality of debilitating heat, deadly wildfires and flooding, and devastating droughts — the long-term benchmarks that guide global climate talks have never felt so futile.
Many of the greatest human, scientific and technological advancements since World War II rely on the modernization of our financial system made at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944. Today, however, the financial system is failing to adequately address the biggest global financial, humanitarian and public health risk we face: climate change.
World leaders arrive in Egypt for the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, amid a year of record-setting heat, floods and other extreme weather. And with new data showing 96 percent of the world’s population is living through unprecedented temperatures, no place is spared.
Republican elected officials seem to think they’ve found three new evil letters to pair with their favorite bugaboo, CRT, or critical race theory. This one is called ESG, which refers to investment strategies that consider environmental, social and governance issues. Critics call it “woke capitalism.” There’s just one problem: They don’t seem to un...
At the UN climate change conference, COP26, national governments are presenting their latest plans for meeting the global targets set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. But it’s critical to remember that it’s not just large nations that will determine whether we succeed in tackling the climate crisis effectively. Not only is the problem too big, but many...
The Earthshot Prize today announced that leading climate action advocate Michael R. Bloomberg, the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions, founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies and 108th mayor of New York City, has been appointed as the Global Advisor to the Winners of The Earthshot Prize. In this...
The Earthshot Prize will recognize innovators and pioneers each year, providing at least 50 solutions to the world’s environmental problems by 2030.