Olivia Rudgard
Bloomberg Green reporter. How do we live now?
More reporting than opinions, but any that slip through are my own.
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardWith the future of the A379 / Slapton Line near Torcross in Devon uncertain following recent storm damage, here's a few other disappearing roads you may want to ride before its too late...
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardCompared with the 1st year of previous admins, including Trump’s 1st term, the current admin has taken fewer polluters to court & settled fewer existing court cases, per a new review of federal court records by the nonprofit EIP. Story @bloomberg.com w/gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardWhen you go in for a medical procedure, the gas putting you to sleep may also be warming the planet. That's prompting regulators and hospitals around the world to move to less-polluting alternatives. Read more in @bloomberg.com:
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- Reposted by Olivia Rudgard2025 was a wild year for many of us working on the climate front. I spoke with over a dozen US-based investors about where they think smart green money should — or shouldn’t — head to this year. (Gift link 👇 ) For @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardHappy holidays to everyone! 💝 It's time for some good (climate) news (gift link below 👇) Story for @bloomberg.com w/ my colleagues @lauramillan.bsky.social @oliviarudgard.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardNot sure what presents to give your love ones this holiday season? @oliviarudgard.bsky.social and I have you covered with a green gift guide that includes climate-friendly choices. Enjoy, and happy holidays! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardCOPs are all about super-technical diplomatic talk, but also about people. Those who go there harbor memories of all sorts and this year we dug out a few. We asked climate celebs like @laurencetubiana.bsky.social what their best COP memories are. Read them for FREE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardNew: California Governor Gavin Newsom seized the mantle of US climate leadership at COP30 in Brazil in the face of Trump hostility to climate action. Here's the data on how the world's fourth-largest economy is decarbonizing and slashing emissions. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardTrump's EPA is proposing rule changes that if approved would result in fewer ponds, streams and wetlands being protected from development and pollution under clean water rules. Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- New from me: At COP30, the countries most vulnerable to climate change say the world needs to focus on adaptation — but not at the expense of cutting emissions. Gift link:
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- New type of climate dad just dropped
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- New from me: London is struggling to adapt to the climate-changed reality of more flash-flooding, and insurers are spooked. That's made it harder to get cover for high-end properties with basements, creating an insurance time-bomb and increasing demand for property-level protections. Gift link.
- New 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):
- with thanks to @laurielaybourn.bsky.social & his excellent podcast on overshoot which came out last month www.overshootpod.com
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardJOIN 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
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardWhy have green stocks become one of this year’s most lucrative bets despite political headwinds? And is this rally a real comeback or a flash in the pan? Natasha White, Alastair Marsh, and I spoke with experts to find out www.bloomberg.com/news/article... For @bloomberg.com #greenstocks
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardI 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...
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardMost 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...
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardTrump's EPA says its proposal to stop greenhouse gas reporting for big polluters could save oil and gas companies up to $256 million a year. Some of them are countering that it could hurt their business instead. Tagteam w/Ruth Liao @bloomberg.com, gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Olivia Rudgard🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨 Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see Like the US economy Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters. Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
- New from @emmarcourt.bsky.social and me: In 2020, in the dying days of his first term, President Trump signed into law a plan to phase down powerful 'super-pollutants' in fridges and air conditioners. Five years later, he's reversing course. What changed? Gift link:
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardNew: Last year when I wrote about a startup, Atoco, with a game-changing technology to extract water from air, founder and UC Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi was mentioned as a future Nobel winner. Now he's a 2025 laureate in chemistry, a boon for Atoco. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardGenerate Capital PBC, a major financier for green projects in the US, has cut staff as the withdrawal of the US's policy support upends the clean energy investing landscape. Sharing @bloomberg.com scoop that came out last night. By @mchediak.bsky.social and me www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardNEW: Bloomberg obtained 100s of pages of agency emails & other docs via FOIA, shedding new light on how disaster-related misinfo affects the govt's emergency response, sucks up resources & puts staff at risk. with @zhirji.bsky.social @jasonleopold.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Olivia Rudgard🚨Hot off the press🔥 LIGHTS OUT How Trump's war on climate science is weakening the US A feature about the White House's "cluster-bomb approach" to dismantling the world's most sophisticated scientific apparatus. By @zhirji.bsky.social @blkahn.bsky.social and me 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardGlaciers in Central Asia have long managed to withstand rising temperatures and changing weather patterns. But now, the outlook is worsening. My latest for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- New: Some of the world's best chefs are switching to induction for reasons that are nothing to do with climate and everything to do with how they run their professional kitchens. Featuring some (hopefully) mouthwatering dish descriptions - I'm no food critic but I did my best! Gift link:
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardExtreme heat is taking a toll on the US’s aging bridges. Here comes the "bridge doctors" who enlist AI and automation to detect hidden dangers before it's too late. My latest for @bloomberg.com (read on for free for 7 days) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... #infrastructureresilience #climatetech
- Millions are confronting a terrifying reality: When sweat can’t evaporate, heat kills. Incredible on-the-ground reporting & photos by colleagues in India. Gift link:
- Something for the weekend.. Did you know you could go 'wild' swimming in Canary Wharf? What London's most unlikely open water swimming spot tells us about how work & life is changing. Gift link:
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardOn the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout. On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar. This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media. Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
- Great story about how Europe's tourism industry is changing because of climate change. We always take our summer holiday in September now in part because no kids & it's cheaper but also because peak summer heat in southern Europe just doesn't sound that fun to me any more
- 🏖️NEW: Overtourism and climate change have created a dangerous feedback loop that endangers Southern Europe’s tourism industry www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
- ‘What if the real doomer scenario is that we pollute the internet and the planet, reorient our economy and leverage ourselves, outsource big chunks of our minds, realign our geopolitics and culture, and fight endlessly over a technology that never comes close to delivering on its grandest promises?’
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- 'In many ways, the summer of 1976 was Britain’s first real taste of a new normal.' Really great data-packed story and thread here about the mythical 1976 heat wave and what it tells us about climate change.
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- Very interesting that if you don't use words like 'EV' or 'micromobility' or 'bicycle' people really love small electric vehicles that allow them an escape from the hassle of driving an SUV
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- New from me: Two major UK heat pump installers have been told not to run their ads again without information about who is eligible for government subsidies. Ruling follows a similar decision last week about Octopus's heat pump ads. Gift link:
- New from me & @bloomberg.com colleagues @priazrocha.bsky.social & Eamon Farhat: A fresh salvo in a series of very public disagreements between Centrica and Octopus Energy. And of course it's about heat pumps. Gift link:
- Talking to these lovely filmmakers prompted me to look up toad crossings near where I live. It's a nice opportunity for some volunteering, if you're in the market for that. (gift link):
- If anyone knows where I can find good, up-to-date numbers showing how much air conditioning we actually have in the UK/other European countries, I'm all ears. What I've found is all either incomplete, a guesstimate or a decade plus old. It's a much harder story to tell without good data!
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardMontse Aguilar was a healthy 51-year-old woman when she started her shift cleaning streets in Barcelona at around 2:30 p.m. on June 28. Some time before 11 p.m., Aguilar dropped dead in her apartment. Free read via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardThe Central Texas areas pummeled by recent storms have long earned the reputation as the “Flash Flood Alley.” Yet only a fraction of homeowners there have flood #insurance. Here's why. My latest for @bloomberg.com w @eroston.bsky.social and Kyle Stock #Texasflood www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- London's sweltering underground - where every day is a heat wave. Great & very timely story by my colleague @joewertz.bsky.social (gift link):
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- New from me, with Yinka Ibukun: A newly-launched index seeks to measure both a country's climate vulnerability and its ability to access the finance it needs for resilience. It's designed to help funders best direct a dwindling supply of climate adaptation money. (gift link)
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- Zonal pricing is likely to be dropped by UK government (gift link for story by Bloomberg colleagues):
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- I was just in NYC for the 1st time in a while. The subway is great! It's very cheap and you can just tap in with your card! You can get a lot of places really quickly! I saw almost no fare-jumping (a lot less than in London)! The cars are roomy! The trains are regular! And it's *air conditioned*!
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardMost people would keep phones and other electronics away from liquid, but some data centers are starting to operate their servers inside liquid baths for better cooling. My latest for @bloomberg.com 🎁 link valid for 7 days www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... #datacenters #energy #climatetech
- Reposted by Olivia RudgardSCOOP: DHS Sec. Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response organization, according to a copy of the document reviewed by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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- Reposted by Olivia RudgardHow to deal with shortage of skilled workers: - Increase immigration - Poach from others - Retrain existing workers - Train new workers Immigration is out of favor. Poaching is limited. Retraining is not easy. Training takes years. No easy way out! 🎁 link www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
