Mayor Scott Announces New Investment From Bloomberg Philanthropies To Expand City Innovation Team
December 15, 2023
Building on the City of Baltimore’s commitment to driving local government innovation, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies will provide Baltimore City with a new investment to expand its innovation team (i-team). The first-ever city to receive a second Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Innovation Team (i-team) program grant, the support will bolster dedicated staff capacity to help further Baltimore’s work to lead with data, center community input in problem-solving, and tackle tough challenges to improve resident outcomes.
Read moreHundreds of Local Leaders Convene at First-Ever COP28 Local Climate Action Summit, Eight Years After Inaugural Local Leaders Summit Outside COP21
December 2, 2023
At COP28, over 500 mayors, governors, and other local leaders from over 60 countries gathered for the second day of the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit (LCAS) hosted by the COP28 Presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Read moreCoalition of Philanthropic Funders Unveil More Than $250 Million Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance to Supercharge Ocean-Based Climate Solutions
December 2, 2023
At COP28 at the Ocean Pavilion, Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO Patti Harris, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy on Climate John Kerry, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson, and others announced the formation of Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance (ORCA) by leading climate and ocean institutions.
Read moreBloomberg Philanthropies, UN Environment Programme, Environmental Defense Fund, International Energy Agency, and RMI Launch Groundbreaking Transparency and Accountability Measure for Methane Emissions
December 2, 2023
Bloomberg Philanthropies, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the International Energy Agency (IEA), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) through the International Methane Emission Observatory (IMEO), and RMI, founded as Rocky Mountain Institute, announced a new effort to embed transparency and accountability in global efforts to reduce methane from the oil and gas sector. This collaboration is part of a new, $40 million commitment by Bloomberg Philanthropies to help slash methane emissions by providing the data, policy and country-level engagement to avoid what new research says could be the equivalent of 10 gigatons of carbon dioxide by 2030 – an essential component to slow our approach to 1.5C and reduce a global temperature overshoot.
Read moreCOP28 Presidency, United Nations Climate Change, and Bloomberg Philanthropies Launch New Industrial Transition Accelerator for Heavy-Emitting Industries
December 2, 2023
COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions Michael R. Bloomberg, and UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance Mark Carney launched the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA).
Read moreSubnational Climate Action Leaders’ Exchange (SCALE) Launches Transformative Initiative to Scale Up Multi-Level Collaboration on Methane
December 2, 2023
SCALE celebrated its first year with high-level dialogue with mayors and governors, including the launch of the Lowering Organic Waste Methane initiative, at the historic COP28 Local Climate Action Summit
Read moreCOP28 Presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies Kick-Off Historic Local Climate Action Summit to Celebrate and Scale Multi Level Climate Partnerships
December 2, 2023
COP28 Presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies convened the first-ever subnational leaders’ summit at a COP, attended by over 450 attendees from 60+ countries, including over 250 mayors and governors. The two-day event, which marks a new era of inclusion and integration in the COP program, saw the launch of a pioneering initiative endorsed by 63 governments to empower local and regional leaders in the creation and execution of ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the announcement of a new $65 million commitment to support to city networks.
Read moreBreathe Cities Unveils New Cohort of Cities to Join Ambitious Initiative to Fight Toxic Air Pollution
December 2, 2023
During the COP28 Local Climate Action Summit, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Clean Air Fund, and C40 Cities announced a new cohort of cities to benefit from funding, technical support, air quality data, community engagement, capacity building, and additional support as part of the Breathe Cities clean air initiative. This $30 million initiative, launched earlier this year by Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions and founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, and London Mayor and C40 Co-Chair Sadiq Khan, aims to reduce air pollution, slash carbon emissions, and enhance public health.
Read morePresident Emmanuel Macron and Michael R. Bloomberg Deliver Proof of Concept for Groundbreaking Net-Zero Data Public Utility at COP28
December 2, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron and UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled the proof of concept for the Net-Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU or the Utility).
Read moreEBRD and Bloomberg Philanthropies to work together on coal phaseout and clean energy transition
December 2, 2023
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a partnership to explore advancing coal phaseout and capital mobilisation for the clean energy transition across the Western Balkans and the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) regions.
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