Danielle Bochove
Senior Reporter with Bloomberg Green, focused on global Arctic. Beekeeper's assistant. Opinions are my own.
- Recent US threats against Greenland may have cooled but so, inevitably, has the bilateral relationship. Climate science is feeling the effects. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Text transcript of Mark Carney's address to Davos courtesy of The CBC. If anyone doubts the weight of this moment in history... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
- An era of 'global water bankruptcy' has begun, says a new UN report. Humans are squandering and mismanaging freshwater resources -- even as climate change drives up demand and makes the availability of fresh water less predictable. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveInterviewed @kovrig.bsky.social for this analysis of the Carney-Xi handshake seen around the world. Scotiabank economist Derek Holt described the Carney era like this: "Commerce is in charge now" With Ottawa bureau chief @ldhillonkane.bsky.social & senior reporter @daniellebochove.bsky.social
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveHeat and greenhouse gas pollution rise in lock-step — until 2023, when the thermostat goes bonkers. 🎁🔗 The 2025 climate numbers are in. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveThe EPA will no longer calculate the monetary value of saving human lives, among other health impacts, when setting new clean air rules. It quietly debuted this new approach in a version of a new final rule for power plant emissions published online last week. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Having completed his 5-year term as Canada's UN ambassador in November, Bob Rae has been forthright about the implications of America's National Security Strategy on global peace and security. He spoke to Bloomberg at length. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The Arctic's hottest year on record is just one of the grim milestones in the 2025 report card on the region by @noaa.gov We have the solutions. Wishing for a 2026 tailwind for everyone working to move them forward. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveA property developer in Canada said bankers pulled out of financing a new building because of a landmark court ruling that recognised Indigenous rights over about 800 acres of land near Vancouver Gift link:
- This week @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social, a respected politician and former climate activist who resigned from Mark Carney's cabinet last week, sat down with @akshatrathi.bsky.social to talk about climate policy in Canada. Full podcast included in gift link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s move to placate Alberta with an oil pipeline deal is emboldening a resurgent separatist movement in Quebec. Interview with ex-cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault @akshatrathi.bsky.social and @nojoudalmallees.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The 2nd installment of our global carbon sinks series...
- 📉The voluntary carbon market crashed bc credits didn't do what they claimed. Offsets 2.0 is here, with hard, inventive work on the ground. 🌴A look at the race to control carbon, from under the banana and cacao trees. By Fabiano Masisonnave and me: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveNew from me: I spoke to two scientists who originally helped spread the use of carbon capture. They now say it's being misused. Here's why (gift link):
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveBreaking: As the US moves to license deep sea mining, new research finds that extracting critical metals from the seabed generates waste that endangers tiny marine organisms that form the basis of a vast food web, threatening fisheries people depend on. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveWhat'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...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveJOIN THE CONVERSATION: Around 150 countries will gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit. What are the key results negotiators are aiming for — and how could talks break down? Bloomberg journalists answer your questions today at 1 p.m. EST. Stream: bloom.bg/3Ji78rn
- 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...
- It was an eye-opening view into Arctic science: how little is known, how fast things are changing. The work is painstaking and cannot be rushed yet time is running out. I tried to capture some of that in this video w/ Bloomberg producer David Fang www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
- It was also a glimpse into what's required to do this kind of work in the US right now. I tried to give you a sense of who these scientists are, and what the week was like, in the Reporters' Notebook section of today's Green Daily newsletter. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
- From tundra naps to caribou to polar bears, the Arctic is a special place and the planet's air conditioner. Understanding and protecting it is critical. More to come on carbon sinks with the team, including Fabiano Maisonnave and @lauramillan.bsky.social and editor @blkahn.bsky.social
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveMost 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...
- The US absence from #COP30 is a blow but also an opportunity, EU Climate Commissioner @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu says in weekend interview. Gift link below @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveAfter 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...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveExtreme heat now kills roughly one person every minute, and about 550,000 a year, finds @lancetcountdown.bsky.social's new report. And scientists warn parts of the world may soon hit limits where it’s too hot and humid for people to survive. My latest for @bloomberg.com (free 🎁 link):
- Online views of the ad that caused the US President to slap an additional 10% tariff on Canada continue to climb. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveTo put it plainly: The US successfully kills international effort that was one step towards leaving a hospitable planet for future generations. A jarring read (and good reporting) from @akshatrathi.bsky.social and @daniellebochove.bsky.social Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
- Reposted by Danielle Bochove‘I’m The Same Me’: Canada’s Mark Carney Defends His Climate Record A story by @daniellebochove.bsky.social, from Carney's wide-ranging Bloomberg podcast interview with Mishal Husain
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveExclusive: FEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing Jobs Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveOne of today's winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is UC Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi. Last year I wrote about Yaghi and Atoco, the startup he founded to commercialize his scientific breakthrough with a device that extracts water from air using just sunlight. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- As China moves forward on a new "Arctic Express" service between Asia and Europe, some of the world's largest container shippers say Russia's Northern Sea Route is too risky a shortcut. The Arctic's fragile ecosystems are part of the reason why. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- We can all use some good news
- 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...
- At 91, Jane Goodall died on a speaking tour, fighting for environmental protections until the end of her extraordinary life. She was a hero to me and countless others. Backstage at an event in 2013 she told me she was very tired. On stage, she was mesmerizing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- 2025 Wildfire-Drought Honey. Bees are a miracle. This year, they deserve military decoration.
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveA 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...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveChinese government's new regulation look to electrify more of the country's steel production, which will increasingly powered by clean power. The result is China's new plan will mean lower emissions and greener steel. www.bnef.com/analyst-reac...
- The Great Icebreaker Race. As Arctic temperatures rise so does global demand for ice-capable vessels to tackle less impossible ice. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Reposted by Danielle Bochove🏖️NEW: Overtourism and climate change have created a dangerous feedback loop that endangers Southern Europe’s tourism industry www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- A US DOE report argues the economic harm caused by trying to reduce greenhouse gases is greater than the consequences of climate change itself. It could be used to underpin US President Donald Trump's plans to stop regulating greenhouse gases. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- 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...
- On June 26, 2021, Lytton, British Columbia smashed a Canadian heat record , reaching 46.6 C. It broke it again the next day, and the next, and then it burned to the ground. @eroston.bsky.social on the "impossible" temperatures scientists are struggling to predict. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- What happens when soot falls on snow and ice? As wildfires burn across Canada and beyond, understanding their full impact on the Arctic -- a critical shield against global warming -- is essential. Heat Week series by @bloomberg.com starts w/Black Carbon. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveA Swiss mountain slope bursting and unleashing a cascade of rocks and ice over an idyllic Alpine village last week was a chilling image, but also the symbol of a well-managed climate crisis FREE read via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveNew: Technology to cut carbon emissions from giant ships that transport 80% of the world's trade in goods tends to be complex and costly. But the pandemic led the Los Angeles ports to create a low-cost queuing system with a big impact on emissions. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Very proud of this piece done with so many great colleagues and grateful to the people who shared their stories.
- Proud that this big story on Canada's fraying social safety net won gold in multimedia at the SABEW Canada Best in Business Awards. A true team effort with writing, data & video from @daniellebochove.bsky.social, @mathieudion.bsky.social, @kevinorland.bsky.social, @mariepastora.bsky.social and more
- For 25+ yrs, the Arctic Council helped keep the region "High North, low tension." But now 7 NATO countries + Russia ring it, making collaboration tough. (Trump's aspirations for Canada and Greenland don't help). The new SAO Chair, a native Greenlander, spoke to us. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveThe WH scrubbed these online enviro mapping tools. So volunteers tried creating them. EPA EJScreen: pedp-ejscreen.azurewebsites.net CEQ CJEST: edgi-govdata-archiving.github.io/j40-cejst-2/... FEMA Future Risk Index: fulton-ring.github.io/nri-future-r... My story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle Bochove💡 BLACKOUT MEGA-THREAD: Last week I was working at the Bloomberg office in Madrid when the humming of the ventilation system suddenly went quiet. That felt quite nice. But when we looked out the windows, we realized traffic lights were off. That's when we knew something serious was going on
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveClean air, waters and land in the US come in part from ridiculously successful laws starting in the early 70s. But there's a new blind spot: pollution that originates above the skies. 🧵 🎁🔗: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
- Canada's new PM has deep climate expertise. @akshatrathi.bsky.social and I explored the implications on Bloomberg Green's Zero Podcast
- Climate wasn't the main issue on Canadians' mind. But they chose a climate leader. With Trump, trade and security top of mind, can Carney use climate action as a way to address some of those challenges? I talked to @daniellebochove.bsky.social to find out. Listen: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveNew: At stake in Trump's push to strip-mine untouched biodiverse deep-sea ecosystems in international waters is the future of a UN treaty that has kept commercial peace on the world’s oceans for more than 30 years. Here's what you need to know. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveIt's still unclear what exactly caused Spain's blackout Monday. But frequency data shows that the grid was already under stress for at least a half hour before the system broke. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveTo survive for 100 days in the Arctic, 13 Norwegian soldiers have been drinking cooking oil, slaughtering reindeer and butting up against the human and technological limits of existing in the extreme cold. My latest with @daniellebochove.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochovePope Francis did more than advance the issue of climate change; he cast it as a moral imperative while smoothing the path to the Paris Agreement. "The Paris Agreement has a soul because he put that soul there," says Oscar Soria. By @eroston.bsky.social [gift link]
- Canada's snap election has seen its own floods of disinformation: fake news stories, scams, even entire AI-generated books. It's increasingly hard for journalists to keep up @twseal.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveBig News: After months of some of EPA's Clean School Bus Program rebates being inaccessible, it seems the money may finally be flowing soon. This is welcome news for the electric school bus industry. Full story, with gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveSpain is ignoring calls to reconsider its nuclear decommissioning plans, betting renewables and battery storage will make up for the upcoming energy shortfall. It migh be able to pull it off Free link to my latest on @bloomberg Green www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveClimate tech companies are scrapping "net-zero" for "energy abundance," pitching themselves as defense tech and waiting patiently for news on critical federal funding. Still, VC funding in the sector is up. A vibe check from me and @cocojournalist.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- With 2.5 weeks to Canada's federal election, too much focus on climate change may be a political liability. Still, the differences between the 2 candidates on decarbonization are stark. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Reposted by Danielle Bochove☀️My colleagues Josh Saul, @jendlouhy.bsky.social and I took a look at the impacts of Trump tariffs on America's solar industry. Stockpile of panels in America may dull the immediate impacts of high tariff rates hitting countries in Southeast Asia, analysts say. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveCDC's climate health program was prepping to publicly release a new pollen dataset. "We were getting ready to put that up on our portals," said CDC's Paul Schramm, who was laid off yesterday with his entire team. "I don’t see how that can happen now." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveThe Metals Company is seeking Trump administration approval to mine the Pacific for critical minerals, an area controlled by the International Seabed Authority. That could upend the UN treaty that governs deep sea mining & other uses of the world’s oceans. Free link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Arctic sea ice grows in winter, reaching its peak in March before starting the summer melt. This year's peak was the lowest in almost half a century. That has ramifications for the speed of global warming and for extreme weather further south. @nsidc.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- A possible silver lining for Canada if the policy response is right. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveWhat does the $660M Greenpeace verdict means for US activism? Legal experts said they predict a "chilling effect" on environmental activism targeting oil & gas companies. Pace University's Josh Galperin described the verdict as "unprecedented" Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Starlink poses a dilemma for patriotic Canadians who want to boycott American goods but, especially in the Arctic, may not have a viable alternative. @twseal.bsky.social @mathieudion.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveAs the CEO of Caelux, Scott Graybeal runs a tech startup in CA that makes glass for solar panels. For years, climate change had been a crucial part of his business conversations - until Donald Trump was re-elected. The latest from @oliviarudgard.bsky.social and me🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Ontario has threatened to shut off electricity to NY, and Quebec is looking at its own retaliatory options. Power supply to NYC could be affected, along with the state's clean energy roadmap. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com @willwwade.bsky.social @mathieudion.bsky.social
- The front page of today's national newspaper in Canada.
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveOne of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveSCOOP @bloomberg.com: Top officials at the US Department of Homeland Security received a memo from Sec. Kristi Noem on Friday ordering an immediate stop to work connected to climate change and the elimination of climate-related terms across the agency. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveExclusive: "It's chaos." The world's most sophisticated weather agency struggles to comprehend what it's supposed to do now. By @laurenthal.bsky.social and @weathersullivan.bsky.social 🎁🔗: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- I had the opportunity to interview Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski on stage yesterday at the Arctic 360 conference in Toronto. Story by Monique Mulima www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveSalaries frozen, access to grants cut off, furloughs suddenly on the table: Environmental nonprofits and researchers tell @zhirji.bsky.social and @daniellebochove.bsky.social about their very bad week and the chill that endures, even if and when the funding spigot comes back on. Gift link.
- Reposted by Danielle Bochove"It's been very confusing" "It's surreal" "More people are going to get sick and die" Environmental nonprofits, businesses + researchers spoke to @daniellebochove.bsky.social + me about harmful impacts of abruptly losing access to federal grant money (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveBloomberg’s first tariff model shows a drop in GDP of 1.2% and an increase in inflation of 0.7% for the US
- Very sorry to hear this. Grateful for your expertise earlier this week in regards to this new study on ocean warming out of University of Reading www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Deeply concerning new research on accelerating ocean warming underscores urgent need to stop burning fossil fuels. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochovePresident Trump wasted no time this week putting in place a sweeping anti-climate agenda. "It is all happening very fast,” says Columbia University's Michael Burger. “The sheer threat of it kind of gets undermined by the onslaught" Catch up on what happened: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveFire-wracked LA, facing its worst natural disaster in decades, has never needed FEMA more. Now, President Trump has questioned whether the agency the US turns to whenever major disasters strike should continue to play that role. My latest @bloomberg.com (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveAmidst all this, firefighters want to keep running toward blazes. It's incumbent on fire managers figuring out how to make sure they can. I hope you'll read the whole story from @daniellebochove.bsky.social, @joewertz.bsky.social, and me www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Amid rising global trade barriers, worth remembering firefighters are global resources. As climate change creates more severe fires, like #LAFires, there are fears it will become harder for nations to share. @blkahn.bsky.social @joewertz.bsky.social @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Reposted by Danielle Bochove🚨 🚀🌍 Today, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law is launching three online tools – the Climate Backtracker, the Inflation Reduction Act Tracker & the Silencing Science Tracker – to keep tabs on the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks & anti-science actions: buff.ly/4jsf5HJ 🧵⤵️
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveThe higher pollution levels seen in parts of Los Angeles, for example, may increase mortality by between 5% to 15% on the day people are exposed, and “that doesn’t account for lagged effects,” says UCSD's Carlos Gould. Gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveNew: A wealthy LA resident's plea for private fire fighters to save his home as Pacific Palisades burned puts a focus on the role of private fire-fighting and the equity of the rich paying to protect their homes with everyone else left to sift through the ashes. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Among the many policies in flux in Canada with resignation of PM Justin Trudeau are 9 years of climate initiatives www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
- The combination of more frequent, severe, high-latitude wildfires and fast-thawing permafrost means Arctic tundra is now a source of carbon, rather than a sink, according to scientists' annual report card on the region released today by NOAA www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveAn All-Star roster of climate scientists cleared their throats recently and it was something to behold. Their message to Net-Zero experts in every sector? You're Doing It Wrong 🧪 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- ''It's cold here, there are mountains, long distances to drive,'' the former head of Norway's sovereign wealth fund told @bloomberglp.bsky.social reporter Kari Lundgren. Familiar obstacles to anyone in Canada -- yet Norway has overcome. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
- Reposted by Danielle BochoveThe battle to keep global warming within 1.5C has been a rallying cry for #climate action for nearly a decade. Now, with the planet almost certain to blow past the target, many people at #COP29 have found themselves awkwardly clinging to a goal that no longer makes sense. My latest @bloomberg.com:
- Underground wildfires - burning from the Arctic to Indonesia - threaten an outsized impact on climate change. Their astonishing scope is shown by @bloomberg.com journalists Kyle Kim and Armand Emamdjomeh. Thanks to @mparrington.bsky.social and others quoted. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
- As the Arctic warms, its trade and security potential grows. China has Arctic ambitions but its ties to Russia have raised fears in the West. Our report from Kirkenes, Norway, a remote town at the nexus of fast-changing geopolitics. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
