Mayor of London, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Imperial College London Roll Out Next Round of the Breathe London Community Programme to Tackle Pollution Across London
September 29, 2022
Mayor of London, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Imperial College London announced the second round of the Breathe London Community Programme inviting community groups across London to apply to receive one of 30 air quality sensors to help them monitor the air pollution in their local area.
Read moreThe Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies Convene World Leaders, Investors, and Activists to Celebrate and Scale Climate Innovators’ Groundbreaking Solutions
September 21, 2022
The Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies co-hosted The Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit in New York City. The Summit focused on driving systems-changing climate solutions to repair our planet by bringing together heads of state, government leaders, philanthropists, business executives, and grassroots climate activists from around the world to showcase, replicate, and scale the groundbreaking solutions needed to tackle the world’s most pressing environmental challenge.
Read moreClimate Data Steering Committee Proposes Recommendations for the Development of First-Ever Publicly Accessible Climate Data Utility
September 21, 2022
The Climate Data Steering Committee unveiled recommendations on the design of a new open-data utility, the Net-Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU), and how it should address data gaps, inconsistencies, and inaccessibility that slow climate action. The recommendations were agreed today on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly and will be issued for public consultation until October 20, 2022.
Read moreMichael R. Bloomberg Launches New $85 Million Campaign to Stop Rapid Rise of Pollution From the Petrochemical Industry in the United States
September 21, 2022
Michael R. Bloomberg launched Beyond Petrochemicals: People Over Pollution, a new campaign that aims to halt the rapid expansion of petrochemical and plastic pollution in the United States.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Intensifies Efforts to Protect the World’s Ocean
September 21, 2022
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced it is expanding its commitment to protect the ocean, coastal communities and marine ecosystems. The Bloomberg Ocean Initiative will invest $204 million to leverage data-driven solutions, policy solutions, and community involvement to protect coral reefs, stop illegal fishing, and safeguard marine ecosystems and biodiversity that are at risk from the growing impacts of climate change.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Expands Global Clean Energy Transition Program in 15 Developing Countries
September 21, 2022
Michael R. Bloomberg announced the expansion of his efforts to accelerate the clean energy transition into another 15 developing countries, where there is abundant potential for solar, wind, and other renewable energy capacity and a growing demand for sustainable power production.
Read moreHeads of State Commit to Noncommunicable Disease Global Compact to Save 50 Million Lives by 2030
September 21, 2022
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), launched a new report calling on global leaders to take urgent action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), responsible for 17 million premature deaths every year.
Read moreWind and Solar Top 10% of Global Power Generation for First Time
September 21, 2022
The world’s wind and solar projects combined to meet more than a tenth of global electricity demand for the first time in 2022, according to research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). At the same time overall electricity demand, production from coal-fired power plants, and emissions all surged in 2021 as the global economy regained its footing following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreMichael R. Bloomberg and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Speak to Mayors at Local Infrastructure Hub Convening
September 15, 2022
Bloomberg Philanthropies hosted the third virtual convening for mayors as part of the Local Infrastructure Hub: Support for U.S. Cities and Towns to Put Federal Funding to Work for Residents. Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and the 108th mayor of New York City, was joined by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm. The Hub is a national program, launched in July, to ensure that all cities and towns can access funding from the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to drive local recovery, improve communities, and deliver results for residents.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative Launches New Racial Wealth Equity Database
September 15, 2022
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative announced the launch of the Black Wealth Data Center (BWDC) which will host the new Racial Wealth Equity Database. The BWDC aims to empower decision-makers – including practitioners, elected officials at all levels, and philanthropists – as well as journalists, working to improve and chronicle economic opportunity by making it easier for them to find and analyze a wide range of factors correlated to economic well-being and progress by race.
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