March 29, 2022 Issue

Douglas Durst is fighting a city rule that would cap building emissions. Despite its many innovative sustainable design features, his Bank of America Tower faces millions in fines if it can’t alter its energy use.

Tesco, the U.K’s largest grocery, collects the most difficult plastics to recycle. We tracked its recyclables across Europe and uncovered a system that’s more about passing the buck than reducing waste.

Now Lyme Timber CEO Jim Hourdequin wants to fix a broken system to create a market that actually helps slow climate change.

A letter from the editor of Bloomberg Green

The top 10% of polluters — the climate equivalent of anyone earning more than $38,000 a year — produce carbon emissions that are more than four times the global average

The network gave villagers in Indonesia consistent power for the first time — until international funding ran out.

For the worldwide energy transition to work, solar and wind will need to go to countries that haven’t yet harnessed much of their renewable power potential.

Development banks, venture capitalists, and Elon Musk backed pay-as-you-go consumer financing to bring solar power to African villagers. It hasn’t worked out that way

“What Is Missing?,” the final installation from the architect and sculptor, raises awareness about mass extinction.

The famous rock statues and the Rapa Nui community living on the remote Polynesian island face an uncertain future due to climate change

With viable hydro sites scarce, dam builders around the world are pushing into high-risk areas, often based on outdated climate data. 

The most highly anticipated EV is about to hit the U.S. market — and raise the stakes for automakers' efforts to cut emissions

New housing developments across London are vulnerable to flooding from extreme weather events. Experts are alarmed and demand citywide accountability and action.

Moment Motor Company transforms beloved vintage models into EVs.

Atmo wants governments to buy its supercomputer to so they can better prepare for extremely uncertain weather.

Passive homes adhere to a set of design principles that can slash energy consumption by 75%

Greywater is household water collected from sinks, washing machines, and showers that can be reused for landscape irrigation. Here’s what to consider before converting your plumbing.

India’s journey to carbon neutrality by 2070 will likely rely on homegrown measures that have already boosted energy efficiency and cut living expenses for millions of people

Arc Boats aims to put electric motors in pretty much everything that floats.

Here’s some good climate news for a change

The bankers who put together fossil fuel loans don’t believe climate change will put them out of business anytime soon

Running the greenest insurance giant means Axa CEO Thomas Buberl has to make a sacrifice

Send the navy—all of them—and the oil industry to Antarctica if we want save every beach on the planet