What will the impact of the US's green retreat under President Donald Trump be — for the economy and for the world? A fascinating new Bloomberg Economics analysis gives us some hints. Read more @bloomberg.com (gift link!).

After Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica’s grid last year, officials at the island’s sole utility vowed to fortify it. But the company’s initiatives were only in the planning + early implementation stages when Hurricane Melissa hit. Story @bloomberg.com, gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Why have green stocks become one of this year’s most lucrative bets despite political headwinds? And is this rally a real comeback or a flash in the pan? Natasha White, Alastair Marsh, and I spoke with experts to find out www.bloomberg.com/news/article... For @bloomberg.com #greenstocks

What's all the COP fuss about? Two months ago I set out to find what COPs achieved. The answer was in the data: a $10 trillion wave of green investment that's starting to change things. As Laurence Tubiana told me: "The train has left the station" FREE read: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

I recently went to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska w/US scientists to study the effect of saltwater on fast-thawing permafrost. 1st in a series by @bloomberg.com on the world's natural carbon sinks with @hayleywarren.bsky.social and @eroston.bsky.social A thread follows: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Most people don't have high expectations from COP30. But with the US govt intent on wrecking climate policies at home and abroad, things could get testy. For a preview, tune into a conversation later today with Bloomberg's crack team on the ground at COP30. www.bloomberg.com/sessions/202...

Breaking: Extreme ocean heat has eradicated key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects coastal cities from storms, provides fisheries habitat. Scientists say reef-building elkhorn & staghorn corals are now "functionally extinct." Free link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New: Last year when I wrote about a startup, Atoco, with a game-changing technology to extract water from air, founder and UC Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi was mentioned as a future Nobel winner. Now he's a 2025 laureate in chemistry, a boon for Atoco. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🧩 Let's play! Here's today's most important climate number. But do you know what it means? If you know, post your answer below If you don't, the answer is in today's Green Daily newsletter. Don't miss tomorrow's! subscribe for free: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...

Personal news: I've become more involved in the making of the Green Daily newsletter by Bloomberg Green. It's a fun and thrilling experience to help curate a news bulletin that hits thousands of inboxes six days a week. For free climate news, subscribe here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news...

Why did a space startup's plan to accelerate the energy transition get astronomers worked up? My latest for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #solarenergy #spacetech #climatetech

New: An ambitious plan aims to restore imperiled sea otters to their historic range on the US West Coast. The playful predators are climate warriors, reviving coastal ecosystems and keeping healthy carbon-sequestering kelp forests that nurture fisheries. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Some personal news: I'm now @bloomberg.com's lead EPA reporter, tracking everything climate -- and so much more. So if you're following a particular rule or proposal, program office or anything else EPA related (biofuels, PFAS, coal ash, etc), I want to know. bsky.app/profile/did:...

A double news update after a summer respite from social media: 1) I’ve joined @bloomberg.com to report on China & climate! 2) Just in time for China’s new climate targets, announced by Xi today. I’m thrilled to cover this special beat—and to be diving right in: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

At a climate summit in Ethiopia this week, leaders said Africa needs green investment, not charity. Read more in today's Green Daily newsletter @lauramillan.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

What does “safe” really mean after a wildfire? You might first think of the homes that have been destroyed, but there’s another category of victims that doesn’t often get much attention. Months after the LA fires, they're still trying to get answers. For @bloomberg.com (+ my first Bluesky post!):

🚨Exclusive🚨 NASA has revoked facilities-and-systems access for Chinese citizens with US visas who work on its space programs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

We know PFAS are everywhere. They're also in the fish we eat, and at potentially dangerous levels in the EU Free link via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I know there's a lot of news rn but @eroston.bsky.social, @zhirji.bsky.social and I wrote a full accounting of the Trump administration's war on climate science and clean energy. Putting it all in one place was a lot!

🚨Hot off the press🔥 LIGHTS OUT How Trump's war on climate science is weakening the US A feature about the White House's "cluster-bomb approach" to dismantling the world's most sophisticated scientific apparatus. By @zhirji.bsky.social @blkahn.bsky.social and me 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

The Trump administration, from the CDC to EPA to NOAA, is going to war with established climate science. I, along w/@blkahn.bsky.social @eroston.bsky.social, try to capture the big picture of what's already happened & what's at stake. Gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

New: In California, sellers of older homes in high-risk wildfire areas must now discuss to buyers their dwellings' susceptibility to fire and what they've done to fix those vulnerabilities. Will it encourage homeowners to harden houses against wildfire? Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump's ex-FEMA chief Cameron Hamilton speaks out against push to abolish the agency. “I cannot get behind this position that abolishing FEMA is the answer,” Hamilton said on Disaster Tough podcast, calling such a move "an extreme risk" to the American people. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🔥 A record summer of blazes in Europe shows how governments and local communities can’t keep up with brutal fire conditions exacerbated by climate change story via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Glaciers in Central Asia have long managed to withstand rising temperatures and changing weather patterns. But now, the outlook is worsening. My latest for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: An anti-offshore wind group is targeting a Brown researcher who studies climate obstruction. It's not the first time they've done it, but there's a new twist: They're threatening to go to the Trump administration unless the university retracts the work

Extreme heat is taking a toll on the US’s aging bridges. Here comes the "bridge doctors" who enlist AI and automation to detect hidden dangers before it's too late. My latest for @bloomberg.com (read on for free for 7 days) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... #infrastructureresilience #climatetech

Summer commutes in NYC can be miserable - 108F on the platform at City Hall w/ humidity. But New Yorkers are lucky compared to London, where subway cars lack AC + get hotter than city streets. With reporting from 3 continents: (free link) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

NEW: US battery makers will likely face a major surplus in manufacturing capacity by 2030, per BloombergNEF's latest forecast, as the Trump administration's policy changes suppress demand. Read on for free via @bloomberg.com (🎁🔗 valid for 7️⃣ days) www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #batteries

New: After the LA firestorms, Berkeley was determined not to let the heavily-vegetated Berkeley Hills burn in the next climate-driven urban conflagration. City leaders moved quickly to mandate wildfire protections the state failed to implement for years. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The awkward reality is that nobody knows anymore whether FEMA as it currently exists will be around by the end of the year. But there’s another elephant in the room: The agency was breaking long before Trump. Tag-team w/@leslieatlarge.bsky.social‬. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

New: Some of the world's best chefs are switching to induction for reasons that are nothing to do with climate and everything to do with how they run their professional kitchens. Featuring some (hopefully) mouthwatering dish descriptions - I'm no food critic but I did my best! Gift link:

The wildfires that raged across Greece, Turkey and Cyprus this summer were 22% more intense and 10 times more likely than they would have been in a world without climate change, according to scientists at @wwattribution.bsky.social FREE link via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

BOTTLENECKS: Countries with the most renewable power are decarbonizing fast, but also becoming vulnerable to a new threat -- blackouts. The fix already exists. @akshatrathi.bsky.social & I looked at why it's taking so long for these devices to be installed www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

This 100-ton device turning at 3,000 rotations per minute is a key solution to stopping blackouts, as grids around the world add huge amounts of cheap solar power. 🎁 Gift link for deep dive on tech and what's holding it back from @lauramillan.bsky.social and me: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Overtourism and climate change have created a dangerous feedback loop that threatens Southern Europe’s economies

🏖️NEW: Overtourism and climate change have created a dangerous feedback loop that endangers Southern Europe’s tourism industry www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

In 2023, marine heat waves affected 96% of the surface of the world's oceans and helped push overall ocean temperatures to new records. Chinese researchers who led the new study fear it may herald a climate tipping point. @bloomberglp.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Speaking about this moment with Trump in the White House pulling back on climate action as the planet gets warmer, Jane Fonda said at the Bloomberg Green Seattle conference on Monday: "We have to do something really brave here. This is worth saving.” Story @bloomberg.com with gift link:

TODAY: What's the future of US solar, wind and EV projects under Trump's tax law? Ahead of #BloombergGreen Seattle, @akshatrathi.bsky.social, @michellema.bsky.social, @arinatter.bsky.social and @mchediak.bsky.social will answer your questions. 🎧 Tune in to our Live Q&A at 1pm EDT: bit.ly/44tYaPx

New: To protect your home from floods and fire, you can raise the house out of harm’s way or establish an ember-resistance zone around the dwelling. But how do you safeguard your home against increasingly deadly and frequent heat waves? Here's some tips. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

🌊The tragic stories coming out of Texas suggest we all need to be aware of extreme weather risks—and have systems in place to save lives if the worst comes Part of that calculation is flood insurance. In Kerr County, where at least 90 people died, only 2% had it 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🐔The One Big Beautiful Bill cuts US clean-energy support. The US will pollute more, making extreme weather worse. Not to worry➡️ The law also provides insurance when chickens die in extreme weather. (It's not that they don't need it—everybody else does, too.) 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🥵 A June 2021 N American heat wave broke scientists' models. Given what they knew, what they saw happen couldn't have occurred. They've spent four years trying to unpack the event. Here are the results (🎁🔗): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Here are three new stories that you may have no interest in: 🧵

Montse Aguilar was a healthy 51-year-old woman when she started her shift cleaning streets in Barcelona at around 2:30 p.m. on June 28. Some time before 11 p.m., Aguilar dropped dead in her apartment. Free read via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🌡️🥵Be careful out there. It's hotter globally than it's been since humans traipsed out of Africa, and we're not built for the local consequences. @lauramillan.bsky.social explains (🎁🔗): www.bloomberg.com/explainers/e...

Green Explainer How Extreme Heat Is Testing the Human Body’s Limits Dangerously high temperatures are becoming more common, putting more people at risk of heat stress www.bloomberg.com/explainers/e... via @bloomberg.com @lauramillan.bsky.social

Last month was the hottest on record in Western Europe, with temperatures hitting unprecedented levels for the month on land and on the sea FREE read via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...