The following are Mike Bloomberg’s remarks as prepared for the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on September 13, 2018.  Hello everyone!  I hope you all enjoyed the trailer for “Paris to Pittsburgh”. It’ll air on the National Geographic Channel in December – so mark your calendars. I want to thank Governor Brown for bringing us […]

The rise of e-cigarettes is hooking a new generation of kids on nicotine – and we can’t let that continue to happen. Today’s decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to force manufacturers to produce plans for reducing youth sales is an important step forward. But we need to go further. If these […]

The pollution limits the EPA is wrongly trying to roll back have never gone into effect. Yet emissions continue to shrink because Americans are demanding cleaner air and cheaper, cleaner energy — and cities, states and businesses are delivering. Wind, solar and other clean energy sources are beating coal in the marketplace, which is benefiting […]

The following are remarks as delivered for Mike Bloomberg’s speech at the Moms Demand Action “Gun Sense University 2018” convening in Atlanta, GA. This really is an impressive group here this morning: More than 1,000 moms, dads, survivors, and volunteers from all across the country – from cities and towns of all sizes, in both […]

Bloomberg Philanthropies selected five cities to receive up to $1 million each as part of the second Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, a program that aims to foster creative collaboration, address civic issues, and support local economies through public art. More than 200 cities submitted proposals addressing a range of pressing issues and social themes […]

I’ve never much liked political parties. I’ve always believed that we should put country before party. Too many politicians practice the reverse, with terrible consequences for the American people. But although I don’t believe in partisanship, I very much believe in the importance of politics and elections. That’s how we make change and progress in […]

Banning the sale of flavored tobacco products marks an important step forward for public health in San Francisco – and it shows that the tobacco industry, no matter how much money it spends on misleading ads, can be defeated. This vote should embolden other cities and states to act, because it demonstrates the public will […]

Bailing out polluting, unprofitable coal plants will mean Americans will pay more for electricity, and many communities will also pay in lost jobs and worse health. This has nothing to do with national security and everything to do with special-interests getting their way in Washington. The market is delivering cheaper and cleaner energy, because that’s […]

Today, Mike Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and co-chair of America’s Pledge, announced the $70 million American Cities Climate Challenge, a major new effort to expedite progress in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while growing local economies during a time of inaction from the federal government. Through a competitive process, […]

The following are Mike Bloomberg’s remarks as prepared from The New York Times Higher Ed Leaders Forum on Thursday, May 31, 2018 “Thank you, Frank – and good afternoon. Frank was the Times’ food critic during most of my years in City Hall. And I will just say he was not the only Times journalist […]