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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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  • 1 week 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. Forget the Volkswagen Beetle and the Fiat 500, Chinese automaker BYD is betting its latest EV will be the new car of choice for Europe’s masses. It hammered the point home last month with an audacious drone display at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, a move that shows how confident the company is that it can sell electric vehicles even where the most patriotic petrol heads reside.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | John Ainger

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  • 1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | John Ainger

    European Union negotiators reached a deal to reduce the burden on companies having to comply with its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, designed to stop emissions-intensive industry from leaving the bloc due to its strict climate rules.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | John Ainger |Ewa Krukowska

    The European Union’s proposed ban on all Russian gas by the end of 2027 sets the stage for heated debate, with some member states nervous it will boost energy prices and cost companies millions of euros in legal fees. The European Commission on Tuesday set out the legislation needed to end the bloc’s reliance on pipeline and liquefied natural gas supplies from Moscow, starting by prohibiting new deals from next year.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | John Ainger |Ewa Krukowska

    The European Union’s proposed ban on all Russian gas by the end of 2027 sets the stage for heated debate, with some member states nervous it will boost energy prices and cost companies millions of euros in legal fees. The European Commission on Tuesday set out the legislation needed to end the bloc’s reliance on pipeline and liquefied natural gas supplies from Moscow, starting by prohibiting new deals from next year.

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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