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John Ainger

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Climate Reporter at Bloomberg News

Journalist eating mussels in Brussels and covering @climate, energy (crises) for @business. Advisory board member @MundusJourn. Opinions own etc. He/him. #COP29

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  • 2 days ago | bloomberg.com | John Ainger

    The partially dried river bed of the Rhine in Cologne, Germany, on May 21. (Bloomberg) -- The European Union unveiled plans to boost resilience to droughts and improve water quality across the bloc, including measures to place usage checks on the booming IT sector.

  • 2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | John Ainger

    Hydrogen’s potential as a game-changing climate solution is already in doubt over its high costs and lack of industrial demand. Yet one of the biggest concerns about the gas is still not fully understood: How much is hydrogen contributing to global warming?

  • 2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | John Ainger

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  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | John Ainger

    Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union. Ever since the European Commission put forward its plan to ban Russian gas imports by the end of 2027, officials and companies from the EU’s 27 member states have been scratching their heads over what tool they would use to make that a reality. Straight sanctions were taken off the table due to their unanimity requirement, with both Hungary and Slovakia staunchly opposed.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | John Ainger

    An instrument made by Aerodyne is being used for detecting hydrogen leakage. (Bloomberg) -- Hydrogen’s potential as a game-changing climate solution is already in doubt over its high costs and lack of industrial demand. Yet one of the biggest concerns about the gas is still not fully understood: How much is hydrogen contributing to global warming?

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John Ainger
John Ainger @johnainger
23 Apr 25

It's wild that Brussels, a city of 1.2 million people, has no outdoor swimming space, in a continent that's predicted to warm twice as fast as the global average. The city, without a government for nearly a year, is proving itself unable to adapt. https://t.co/glSHY4tP0Y

John Ainger
John Ainger @johnainger
28 Mar 25

I had the pleasure of attending the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, the first in a roadshow leading up to #COP30. And the first without the US. Delegates assured one another of staying the course, but in the halls not everyone was convinced: https://t.co/q0O81Dt0bm

John Ainger
John Ainger @johnainger
5 Mar 25

Today's feature: Belgium is charting a path for the EU’s EV transition by tweaking taxes on company cars, a change that has turned the former laggard into a leader https://t.co/f3bXKNmprn via @climate