Heavy Air Pollution Affects Air Quality at Sixty Schools Across Brussels
February 10, 2022
A new study led by Les Chercheurs d’Air, in partnership with Brussels Environment and with the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies and 19 Brussels municipalities, reveals that schools in Brussels are exposed to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels that exceed the new World Health Organization (WHO) global air quality guidelines.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Announces 15 Winners of the Global Mayors Challenge
January 18, 2022
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the 15 winning cities of the 2021-2022 Global Mayors Challenge, the fifth edition of the worldwide innovation competition that supports and spreads cities’ most promising ideas. These 15 winners are being recognized for designing the boldest and most ambitious urban innovations to emerge from the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Recognizes 10 U.S. Cities for Excellence in Using Data and Evidence
December 15, 2021
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the 10 new cities awarded What Works Cities Certification in recognition of their exceptional use of data to inform policy and funding decisions to improve residents’ lives. What Works Cities Certification recognizes and celebrates U.S. local governments that are leading the nation in the use of data and evidence to improve services, create operational efficiencies, and engage residents. These data-informed strategies have enabled these newly Certified cities to increase resident satisfaction, create employment opportunities for residents, help local businesses thrive, decrease youth and gang violence, and more. This new cohort brings the total number of U.S. cities certified for outstanding data practices to 50 since 2017.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Launches Historic $750 Million National Effort to Advance Public Charter Schools As Traditional District Schools Fail Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
December 1, 2021
Bloomberg Philanthropies launches a national five-year $750 million effort to support the success and growth of existing charter and autonomous schools, open new high quality charter schools, and create city- and state-level conditions that will help sustain progress.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Launches Partnership with City of Milan to Monitor Air Pollution and Promote Clean Air In Schools
November 30, 2021
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a new clean air partnership with the City of Milan, and Agenzia Mobilità Ambiente e Territorio (AMAT) to better understand and improve air quality in Italy’s second-most populous city. The new initiative will invest in monitoring street-level air quality around Milan’s schools and mobilizing student and community action for cleaner air.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies’ Vibrant Oceans Initiative Unveils New Research Validating the 50 Reefs’ Approach to Conserving Coral from Climate Threats
November 11, 2021
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Vibrant Oceans Initiative (VOI) released a report finding the 50 Reefs-inspired approach – which prioritizes conservation of a global portfolio of coral reefs that, absent other threats, have the greatest potential to survive climate change and repopulate surrounding reefs – has helped at least 26 organizations and eight funders prioritize 60 coral reef ecosystems across over 40 countries.
Read moreElectric Vehicle Sales Headed For Five And A Half Million In 2021 As Automakers Target 40 Million Per Year By 2030
November 10, 2021
Passenger electric vehicle sales are set to jump over 80% in 2021, to 5.6 million units, off the back of unprecedented industry and government commitments around the world over the last two years, according to the Zero-Emission Vehicles Factbook, a special report published today by BloombergNEF (BNEF), at the request of the U.K. COP26 Presidency and in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Commits Additional $120 Million to Reduce Overdose Deaths in U.S.
November 10, 2021
Bloomberg Philanthropies is making a five-year, $120 million investment to help combat the overdose crisis in the hard-hit states of Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina and Wisconsin. This investment brings Bloomberg Philanthropies’ total commitment to the Bloomberg Opioids Overdose Prevention Initiative, which was launched in 2018 with $50 million, to $170 million over eight years.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies Commits Additional $25 Million To Career and Technical Education Programs to Better Prepare U.S. High School Students for Workforce Amidst Upheavals Caused By COVID-19 Pandemic
November 9, 2021
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced an increased commitment to preparing young people for well-paying jobs and helping them recover from the financial and educational disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic with $25 million of additional support for career and technical education programs in nine U.S. cities and across two states.
Read moreUN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions Michael R. Bloomberg Joins UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance Mark Carney as Co-Chair for GFANZ
November 2, 2021
Today UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions and Global Ambassador for the UN’s Race to Zero Campaign Michael R. Bloomberg announced he will join Mark Carney as co-chair for the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), a private sector-led initiative anchored in the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero framework.
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