John Ainger
Journalist eating mussels in Brussels and covering climate, energy (crises) for Bloomberg. Mundus Journalism advisory board member. Opinions own etc. He/him.
- The EU must resist China’s pull in clean technologies, even as it confronts the reality that deteriorating relations with the US may be “permanent,” @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu told Bloomberg 👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- This feels like a tipping point: European EV sales overtake petrol for the first time www.ft.com/content/1d3b...
- The EU is set to propose softening emissions rules for new cars, scrapping an effective ban on combustion engines following months of pressure from the automotive industry. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- NEW: The EU will propose measures to extend its carbon border levy, known as CBAM, to some assembled goods such as cars and washing machines to help close loopholes, according to a draft we've seen. It will also create a new fund to help exporters. More below 👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- NEW: The EU is weighing a five-year delay to its effective ban on the combustion engine after heavy pressure from some of the region’s biggest automotive countries. More here 👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- And so #COP30 has wrapped and so has our coverage. Here's our last story all about how two weeks of frenzied negotiations over the planet’s faltering fight against climate change had come down to this: a pre-dawn battle over shifting away from fossil fuels. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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- Brazil presented the #COP30 climate summit with a draft deal early Friday that omits any reference to exiting fossil fuels amid stiff resistance from producing countries, setting the stage for frantic final round of negotiations More here 👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- A fire erupted inside the packed United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final hours www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Nations among the most vulnerable to the damage wrought by global warming have decried the recent memo by Bill Gates criticizing a “doomsday view of climate change” More here 👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- NEW: Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a rival proposal from Australia following a protracted contest between the two countries We report the details here 👇 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- We're into week 2 at #COP30. Over the next few days we'll see whether support for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels can get enough support from countries, or be blocked by producer nations: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- UNFCCC's Simon Stiell demanded, in a letter seen by Bloomberg, that Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the #COP30 conference in the city of Belém www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- #COP30 has begun in earnest and negotiators will now spend the next two weeks of climate talks in a game of chess. Here are the key players: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Brazilian President Lula foreshadowed a potential effort to move beyond the commitment countries made two years ago to “transition away from fossil fuels.” "We need road maps," he told world leaders at the #COP30 leaders summit. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- In Dubai two years ago, countries reached a first-of-a-kind agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. Yet none of the roughly 60 countries that have submitted an updated climate pledge since then have put in place targets to reduce oil and gas production. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Join myself and key members of the Bloomberg News team covering #COP30 at the top of the hour 👇
- JOIN 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
- EU energy ministers struck a deal on plans to ban all gas supplies from Russia by the end of 2027, as the bloc looks to definitively end its reliance on energy from Moscow. Talks with parliament on the final outcome can now begin. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Nearly 200 countries are set to gather at the gates of the Amazon rainforest next month for #COP30 Here's how it could succeed or fail www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- NEW: The EIB is exploring investing in #nuclear power on the continent for the first time in four decades as political opposition to the technology fades www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- NEW: Brazil is trying to build a coalition of countries, including the EU and China, to unify carbon markets globally as it prepares to host this year’s COP30 climate summit www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The commission is yet again set to propose a one-year delay of the EU's deforestation law, blaming an IT overload as companies submit their paperwork. It could open the door to further "simplifications" of the regulation, with EPP pushing for a zero-risk category. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Exxon is shelving €100 million investments in chemical recycling in Europe due to what the energy giant says are overly restrictive rules on plastics www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The US is still considering whether to attend the upcoming #COP30 climate summit in Brazil in order to have an “honest dialogue” on the feasibility of the world’s green transition, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Bloomberg. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The IEA's draft annual shows dreams of a peak in fossil fuel demand this decade is a mirage. "The world isn’t performing an “energy transition” but an “energy addition,” where renewables top up oil, gas and coal." Must read from @javierblas.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
- The EU was entitled to include gas and nuclear energy in its green rulebook allowing the technologies to tap subsidies and cheaper finance, the bloc’s second highest tribunal ruled in a challenge brought by Austria. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Proposals to artificially cool the world’s polar regions to stem the impact of global warming are expensive, unfeasible and potentially dangerous, scientists say www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The EU is struggling to find takers for subsidies to jumpstart a green hydrogen market following a number of dropouts by potential recipients, potentially stalling the rollout of the clean energy source. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- This year’s UN climate summit in Brazil planned to bring world leaders, diplomats and other participants into the heart of the Amazon rain forest. Now the event risks being defined by a looming logistical fiasco. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- "And the climate in Brussels resembles what parts of Croatia were like 25 years ago" And yet, in Brussels, there's still nowhere to swim outdoors to cool off.
- Once seen as an American excess or Mediterranean necessity, air conditioning is becoming a fixture of life in Europe www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Once seen as an American excess or Mediterranean necessity, air conditioning is becoming a fixture of life in Europe www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Poland’s new energy minister said he supports a moderate path to meet the country’s climate ambitions, allowing some coal-fired power plant to still be used in 2040 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The EU’s promise to buy $750 billion of American energy imports over three years was pivotal to securing a trade deal with President Donald Trump, but it’s a pledge it will struggle to keep. It looks like #nuclear will hold the key. Read our take: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The EU and China will commit to leading the world in the fight against climate change in a symbolic show of unity as the US steps back under Donald Trump, according to a draft seen by Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- One of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the fallout from climate change has won a landmark legal battle, giving countries new ammunition to pursue some of the planet’s biggest emitters www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The EU's climate chief @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu told us he expects some of the bloc’s biggest pension funds to help modernize the region's ageing power grids on the quest to net-zero www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The EU is set to define how BECCS, DACCS and biochar can be used as permanent carbon removal solutions as it looks to boost the nascent technologies in order to meet its ambitious climate goals www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The EU is set to face an even tougher challenge in passing its ambitious goal to cut emissions 90% by 2040 after a group skeptical of climate change was nominated as the lead negotiator for the bloc’s assembly www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The heat wave searing Europe is making a compelling case for one of the most ambitious climate targets ever set by Brussels, but many in the EU have yet to be convinced Our preview ahead of today's big announcement: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Wars, Trump and Climate Malaise: Brazil Braces for a Tough COP30 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The race to host the COP31 climate summit in 2026 is hotting up with Turkey doubling down on its efforts to overcome Australia's bid www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- A group of EU countries want changes to the region’s new carbon market in order to prevent a surge in prices that could trigger a backlash against ambitious climate measures www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Oslo, Copenhagen, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris... cities are becoming increasingly swimmable. And yet in #Brussels, things go backwards.... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
- The EU’s proposed ban on all Russian gas by the end of 2027 sets the stage for heated debate, with some member states nervous it will boost energy prices and cost companies millions of euros in legal fees www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- NEW: The EU's ambition to scale up nuclear energy as part of its 2050 climate neutrality goal will cost €241 billion, according to a draft document seen by Bloomberg News. Even a five-year delay could see those costs spiral even higher. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Hydrogen’s potential as a game-changing climate solution is already in doubt over costs and demand. Yet one of the biggest concerns about the gas is still not fully understood: How much is it contributing to global warming? Scientists are now trying to find out: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- NEW: The EU is likely to propose a quota as the mechanism to enforce a bloc-wide import ban on Russian gas by the end of 2027, which officials say should provide companies with a legal basis to terminate long-term purchase contracts www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- The EU's agriculture industry is losing €28 billion a year due to increasing climate risks, such as droughts and flooding, according to a new study. That's equivalent to around 6% of production. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Another blow for open air swimming in Brussels. A solution before 2030 looks increasingly unlikely, unless they can get the pond at Neerpede - the only really viable project - across the line. www.bruzz.be/brusselkiest...
- The UK and EU are expected to signal a new era of climate cooperation by pledging to link their carbon markets to avoid trade levies and reset post-Brexit relations www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
