Attention filmmakers! Working on a short documentary about climate change? Don't miss a chance to submit it to the Bloomberg Green Docs film competition. Grand prize: $25,000. Here's what you need to know:
• Films must address the urgency of climate change and be under 10 minutes, including credits
• Submissions are being accepted now through August 14, 2026
• The winner will be announced at the Bloomberg Green Docs Film Festival on September 22, 2026 in New York City. The top five documentaries will be shown at the festival
• To read the official rules and requirements, tap the link in our bio or visit: bloomberg.com/greendocs
• Please share this post!
These US homeowners counted on an energy efficiency program to fix their aging homes and lower their utility bills. The Trump administration canceled it, calling the program DEI. The decision is halting projects across the country meant to help communities stem pollution and be prepared for climate impacts — just as energy costs are rising sharply.
Tap the link in bio to read the full story.
📷: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg
Chinese green manufacturers are abandoning ambitions in the US as Trump's policies sour investments.
As of the end of March, more than half of proposed Chinese clean-tech investments in the US announced since 2022 had been canceled, paused or delayed, according to research by Rhodium Group.
Tap the link in bio to read the full story.
📷: Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/Getty Images
CNN founder Ted Turner, who died at the age of 87, owned 2 million acres spanning the Southeast, the Great Plains and the West, making him the fourth-largest landowner in the US, according to the Land Report.
Turner’s holdings comprise mostly large, contiguous tracts and are managed with the aim of making them both economically viable and ecologically sustainable. Tap the link in our bio to read more.
📷: Linda Best/Bozeman Daily Chronicle/AP Photo
The Iran war is accelerating a shift toward renewable energy as governments race to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
There are now “so many governments [that] are pushing renewables plans into overdrive: to restore national security, economic stability, competitiveness, policy autonomy and basic sovereignty,” he said.
Tap link in bio to read more.
📷: Emilio Parra Doiztua/Bloomberg
As global powers eye the Arctic's promise, its harsh realities — from ice to infrastructure — underscore how poorly it’s understood. Tap the link in the bio to look read more.
📷️: Louie Palu/Agence VU
Clean energy projects are taking off across the rainforest, reducing the need to burn diesel and bringing 24/7 power for refrigeration, schooling and tourism. Tap the link in the bio to read more.
📷: Michael Dantas/Bloomberg
From food to insurance, prices are rising because of extreme weather, turning climate change into a new and growing source of inflation.
Tap the link in the bio to read how economists and central bankers are getting better at linking temperatures to price increases.
🎨: Bryson Lee for Bloomberg
Batteries are a linchpin for unlocking solar and wind energy’s full potential. But the steep drop in costs is now allowing energy-storage technology to be deployed in conjunction with natural gas.
Tap the link in the bio to read how hyperscalers are able to get power faster.
📷️: Getty Images
For the design of the new Goethe-Insitut Dakar, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré drew inspiration from the baobab, a tree of Senegalese lore. Tap the link in the bio to read more.
📷️: Iwan Baan
Sadiq Khan is about to complete 10 years as London’s mayor. He’s seen the city affected by Brexit, the pandemic and two energy crises. That hasn’t deterred him from deploying some of the strongest air-quality regulations in any city.
Tap the link in the bio to read more about how the mayor fought for environmental policies through a tumultuous decade in London.
📷️: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
China will begin a major campaign aimed at accelerating climate action by local authorities, warning regional officials that they will be held accountable for failing to make progress toward President Xi Jinping’s green targets. Tap the link in the bio to read more.
📷️: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg