❌

Lese-Ansicht

“I Wouldn’t Want That Job”: The Meteorologists Who Help Decide When Utilities Cut Power

This is what it’s like to work in some of the highest-stakes jobs in weather forecasting.

Senior Director of Meteorology Operations and Fire Sites Scott Strenfel in the Meteorology and Fire Science room at PG&E’s Applied Technology Services building in San Ramon, California, US, on Thursday, July 17. Photographer: Manuel Orbegozo
  •  

How the Winter Olympics Are Adapting in a Hotter World

The world's premier winter sports event is facing a future with more heat and less snow.

November 20, 2024, Bormio, Lombardy, Italy: Few snow and a snow cannon are seen on the STELIVO in BORMIO during the World Press Briefing Tour ahead of the MILANO CORTINA 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS in Italy. Alpine Skiing and Ski Mountaineering are the Olympic disciplines that will take place in Bormio during the next Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina 2026 (Credit Image: � Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire) Photographer: Mickael Chavet/ZUMA Press Wire
  •  

Wind and Solar Power Overtook Fossil Fuels in Europe Last Year

A third of the power generated in the region came from the two green sources, according to the think tank Ember.

Wind turbines in Zaragoza, Spain, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Europe’s top renewable energy developer has focused the bulk of its investments on grid projects in the US, UK and other global markets — a business that has performed well.
  •  

US Has ‘No Choice’ Over Cheap Solar and Wind, Al Gore Tells Davos

The former US vice president and others weigh in on the energy transition at Davos.

Al Gore, former US Vice President, at Bloomberg House during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
  •  

Banks Ignore Transition Risk at Their Own Peril, ECB Warns

Also in today’s Green Daily: Davos downplays climate change and China’s coal production hits a record.

The Vistula river during record low water level in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. The water in Poland’s longest river, the Vistula, has dropped to its lowest level ever in Warsaw, raising new drought concerns for the country. Photographer: Damian Lemanski/Bloomberg
  •  

The Best of Bloomberg Green in 2025

The last day of the year is a time for reflection. Looking back on 2025, there was a lot to take in when it comes to the climate. Today’s newsletter looks back on some of the macro trends that shaped the climate and energy story.

A model of a floating solar farm displayed at the Trina Solar Co. offices in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Industry giants including Trina Solar have announced billions on overseas factories in more than 50 countries. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
  •  

The Good Climate News That Happened in 2025

You’d be forgiven for thinking 2025 was all bad news for the climate. Emissions were up, corporate climate progress slowed down and regulations were rolled back. But there were climate wins, too.

A worker next to the batteries of the energy storage system in Tilos, Greece. Photographer: Marios Lolos/Xinhua/Getty Images
  •  

Global Coal Demand Is Stalling, IEA Says

Global demand for coal is stalling and will gradually decline over the next five years, according to a fresh report. Whether we’ve truly hit “peak coal,” however, depends China.

Stockpiles of coal at the Guoyuan Port Container Terminal in Chongqing, China, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. China's coal slump is likely to persist for several months, weighing on a global market that has seen mining giant Glencore Plc forced to consider output cuts after prices dropped to near their lowest this decade. Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg
  •  

How to Give a Greener Gift

This holiday gift guide can help you pick original and unique presents — and hopefully avoid clutter and waste.

Landscape of Train passing through famous mountain in Filisur, Switzerland. Landwasser Viaduct world heritage with train express in Swiss Alps snow winter scenery.
  •  

The Imperfect Science of Home Climate Risk Scores

Zillow’s climate risk scores have disappeared from home listings, but the risks themselves are very real. Modeling those threats down to the home level, though, is challenging.

Homes surrounded by flood water after Hurricane Debby made landfall in Steinhatchee, Florida, US, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Tropical Storm Debby threatens to unleash days of heavy rain and flooding on the US East Coast after slamming into Florida as a hurricane, knocking out power to thousands. Photographer: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg
  •  

The ‘Game Changing’ Cat Bond Incentivizing Adaptation

Insurers are struggling as climate change-fueled damage intensifies. So are homeowners. Clearly something has to change.

A resident works to repair a roof after Hurricane Florence hit in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2018. In flooded communities, emergency workers have rescued more than 900 people as still-potent remnants of Hurricane Florence march through North Carolina. Photographer: Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg
  •  

The Climate Risk Engineers Who Prepare Companies Before Disaster Hits

This weekend’s G20 summit in South Africa proved the world is moving on without the US on some issues, including climate. But it also showed the global multilateral order is splintering.

Tabea van Hasselt, Climate Resilience lead Benelux, left, and Ruben Torres Rico, global leader climate assessment and natural hazard technical center, right, point at a wall in an art warehouse that stores paintings as they conduct a risk evaluation at Katoen Natie warehouse’s, a logistic company in Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht, Belgium. Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt
  •  

What to Know About the COP30 Climate Deal

After two weeks of flood, fire, protests and coffee-fueled late-night negotiations, COP30 has reached a close. The deal left many nations frustrated with its lack of ambition. Today’s newsletter covers the six key takeaways from this year’s talks and where it leaves the world in its efforts to cut emissions and adapt to a hotter planet.

COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago, center, speaks during a plenary session of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para state, Brazil on November 21, 2025. Photographer: Pablo Porciuncula/AFP/Getty Images
  •  

EU Rejects Draft COP30 Deal as Too Weak, Setting Up Overtime Talks

It’s the last official day of COP30. But in classic COP fashion, negotiations look set to go into overtime, especially after a fire broke out in the venue on Thursday, disrupting proceedings.

An indigenous person at the Aldeia COP, a space built to host up to 3,000 indigenous people, on the sidelines of the COP30 climate summit in Belem, Par state, Brazil, on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Representatives of Indigenous and traditional communities want stronger protection for the forest and a bigger decision-making role for themselves to ensure it, saying they are already advanced in preserving forests to counter climate change. Photographer: Marina Calderon/Bloomberg
  •  
❌