at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the Biden-Harris Administration and American non-federal leaders came together to celebrate the re-engagement of the U.S. federal government in the global climate effort and show the collective momentum across sectors for ambitious climate action.

As heads of state gather in Glasgow, Scotland for a climate summit, much of the news will focus on nations setting carbon-reduction goals for decades down the road — long after those making the promises will be out of office. Setting ambitious long-term goals is good, but not good enough. Because more important than any promise countries make about 2050 is what they do between now and 2030. And what’s most important is what they do over the next few years about the biggest problem of all: coal.

At COP26, Michael R. Bloomberg, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions and Founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies, announced a new effort to move the world beyond coal power as fast as possible.

As the world has been battling the deadly COVID-19 virus, another pandemic has continued to leave its own trail of devastation: road crashes. Although we know what the policies and practices are to prevent them, neither governments nor society have done enough to deal with this problem definitively. Every year 1.3 million people lose their lives in road crashes and tens of millions are injured. The vast majority of victims are in low- and middle-income countries and, tragically, the most affected are young people.

A new $43 million investment will help cities develop creative solutions and deliver better results for residents while advancing the field of public sector innovation.

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) today announced a partnership to mobilize $1 trillion in global investments for solar energy across ISA’s member countries.

Bloomberg has launched a new online resource specifically intended to help policymakers find concrete, actionable solutions to address the climate crisis.

Harlem and the South Bronx gave us a great one. Colin Powell devoted his life to serving our country, and he did it with exemplary skill, courage, honor, and integrity. His work with America’s Promise and CUNY, which I have been glad to support, may be his greatest legacy, since it’s helping to produce more leaders like him. I was lucky to work with him in both government and philanthropy – and to call him a friend. We are a stronger nation because of him, and I will miss him greatly.

Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carbon Mapper, and partners announced the Carbon Mapper Accelerator program, to accelerate the deployment of emerging remote sensing technologies needed to effectively pinpoint, quantify, and diagnose sources of high-emission methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) globally.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan launched a new Breathe London community program in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies.