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Mike Bloomberg and Eric Schmidt Speak to City Leaders at Local Infrastructure Hub ConveningBloomberg Philanthropies hosted the second virtual convening as part of the Local Infrastructure Hub: Support for U.S. Cities and Towns to Put Federal Funding to Work for Residents. The Hub is a national program to ensure that all cities and towns can access funding from the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to drive loc...
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AboutBloomberg Philanthropies works to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people by focusing on five key areas: the arts, education, the environment, government innovation, and public health. Encompassing all of Mike Bloomberg’s giving, Bloomberg Philanthropies includes his foundation, corporate, and personal philanthropy as well as...
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Winning Cities From the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge On Track to Collectively Reduce Emissions By 32 Percent and Surpass 2025 Paris GoalsThe 25 cities who participated in the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge are projected to reduce 74 million metric tons of carbon emissions through 2030, as documented in a new report.
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American Cities Climate ChallengeAs hubs of talent and innovation, American cities are uniquely positioned to take bold action to fight climate change and improve the health, economy, and well-being of their residents. Especially after former President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, American cities became even more emboldened to take on the challen...
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Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge Releases Winning Strategies for Cities to Fight the Climate Crisis, Reduce Air Pollution, and Improve LivesAt the 2019 C40 World Mayors Summit, eight U.S. Mayors joined Mike Bloomberg to release the American Cities Climate Challenge Climate Action Playbook, a strategic guide to accelerate and deepen climate action in cities. The Playbook highlighted 30 high-impact actions that are currently being implemented in twenty-five of the largest U.S. cities thr...
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American Cities Drive Fleet Electrification Efforts Across United StatesBy Electrification Coalition In recent years, the transportation sector has become the leading source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S., accounting for approximately 29 percent of total annual emissions. [1] Additionally, the transportation system is a major contributor to increased air pollution that negatively impacts our health – an...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces the American Cities Best at Using Data to Improve Residents’ Lives in 2019Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the seven cities to achieve 2019 What Works Cities Certification, a national standard of excellence in city governance. What Works Cities Certification rates how well cities are managed by measuring the extent to which city leaders incorporate data and evidence in their decision-making. This year, the Certificatio...
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From Plans to Progress: Catalyzing Climate Action through the American Cities Climate ChallengeBy Kelly Shultz and Anne Emig of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Environment and Government Innovation teams Last week, the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge brought together more than 100 of the country’s foremost city sustainability leaders for a three-day convening in Austin. Participants represented a robust network of world-class partne...
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Mike Bloomberg Announces Potential Impact of the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate ChallengeJoining Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) General Manager and CEO Clint Bullock at the OUC Gardenia campus, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael R. Bloomberg announced that the potential impact of programs pursued in the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge are projected...