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Bloomberg
5 days ago
- Climate
- Bloomberg
London Commutes Aren't Ready for Climate Change
Save Today's newsletter looks at the latest data from Bloomberg's London Tube Heat Index, which was launched by our weather and climate reporter Joe Wertz at the start of summer. It shows a popular weekday journey from the financial center has stayed within heat wave conditions every day since he started recording. You can read and share this story with your friends and followers on By Joe Wertz, Olivia Rudgard and Siobhan Wagner
Bloomberg
5 days ago
- Climate
- Bloomberg
London's Underground Is Getting Dangerously Hot For City Commuters
City commuters have faced heat wave temperatures on the Underground every day this summer, according to Bloomberg's London Tube Heat Index. Olivia Rudgard measures temperatures in real time on the Central line. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
‘Risky Routes' Shows How Roads Threaten Migratory Toads
It's a dangerous journey for the hero of the short film Risky Routes: To cross the road, a determined toad has to avoid getting squished by cars speeding past. And as it inches forward ahead of an oncoming vehicle, its fate appears to be all but sealed — until a savior arrives and scoops up the amphibian. Risky Routes is the winner of Bloomberg's Green Docs competition for films addressing the urgency of climate change. The film sheds light on the plight of migratory toads, whose annual journey to their breeding grounds is disrupted by our modern infrastructure, while their natural habitats are threatened by pollution and drought. But this film is 'not a sad story,' filmmakers say. It also highlights the work of volunteers trying to protect the animals, writes Olivia Rudgard. Watch the film today on CityLab:
Bloomberg
05-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Labor Shortages Are Holding Back Desperately Needed Electrification
By , Olivia Rudgard, and Oscar Boyd Save Western economies need to electrify and fast, but where are all the skilled workers going to come from to install the heat pumps, solar panels and batteries needed? This week on the Zero podcast, Akshat Rathi talks with Olivia Rudgard about the shortage of labor in electrification industries, and why some experts are calling it an 'existential' crisis. This is the second episode in Bottlenecks, a new series exploring the lesser known obstacles standing in the way of our electrified future.
Bloomberg
04-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Zero: Labor Shortages Are Holding Back Electrification
Western economies need to electrify and fast, but where are all the skilled workers going to come from to install the heat pumps, solar panels and batteries needed? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with Olivia Rudgard about the shortage of labor in electrification industries, and why some experts are calling it an 'existential' crisis. This is the second episode in Bottlenecks, a new series exploring the lesser known obstacles standing in the way of our electrified future.
