In a Q&A with Les Echos, Mike Bloomberg discusses the use of artificial intelligence in finance and the financial future of Paris.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Trust for Governors Island President and CEO Clare Newman, and State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis unveiled the “New York Climate Exchange,” a transformative vision for a first-in-the-nation climate research, education, and jobs hub on Governors Island that will create thousands of permanent jobs and $1 billion in economic impact for the city.

The world is in transition, moving away from a past powered and polluted by fossil fuels and heading towards a future that runs on clean and renewable energy. We aren’t nearly as far along as we should be in order to avoid the worst harms of climate change. But the right tools and support can help companies and policymakers pick up the pace — and at Bloomberg, we’re working harder than ever to provide them.

Cities are a big focus for Bloomberg Philanthropies, across all the areas we work in, because we’ve seen the power of cities to scale and spread change. And by investing in mayors and local leaders, we can multiply the impact of our philanthropy.

In the New York City Sanitation Department’s long history, John Doherty’s record is unmatched.

Ajay Banga is the right person to lead the World Bank and raise its ambitions in tackling the largest global development challenges, including climate change.

As the chapters of IPCC Sixth Assessment Report were released over the course of last year, it was clear that the damage from climate change is affecting us sooner and on a greater scale than we knew. Findings in the IPCC Synthesis Report for its Sixth Assessment, which draws from previous released material, shows how close we are to losing the window in which we can effectively limit warming to 1.5°C, a critical benchmark in our fight against climate change. While the narrow window to limit warming to 1.5°C has not yet closed, it is growing ever narrower. 

Weed stores have become ubiquitous in much of New York City. Unsurprisingly, drug-related incidents in the schools are on the rise.

The pandemic changed our world, transforming our understanding of and attitude towards public health. As the first truly global pandemic of the modern era, the outbreak inspired a level of coordination and cooperation previously unseen between cities, as mayors, governors and municipal leaders looked less to national governments for guidance and support than to each other.

Five global cities were recognized for their achievements in preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries at the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit