Bloomberg CityLab 2022 Concludes with Mayors, City Innovators, Artists, and Urban Experts Sharing Solutions to Pressing Challenges Including Extreme Heat, Mental Health, and More
October 11, 2022
Bloomberg CityLab 2022, the preeminent global cities summit organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with the Aspen Institute, concluded its ninth multi-day summit in Amsterdam. The event, the first in-person convening since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, brought together more than 500 city leaders, experts, innovators, and artists from around the world, representing cities across six continents.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Initiative to Build Ambitious Cycling Infrastructure Projects Around the World
October 10, 2022
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the launch of the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI), which will help ten cities around the world create safe, interconnected, and innovative cycling infrastructure and provide sustainable mobility options to their residents.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Asphalt Art Initiative Awards 19 European Cities Grants to Transform Streets and Public Spaces
October 10, 2022
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the 19 European cities receiving Asphalt Art Initiative grants of $25,000 to undertake projects in 2023 that use art and design to improve street safety, revitalize public spaces, and engage residents of their communities.
Read moreMayor 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.
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