Kira Bindrim

New York

Managing Editor at Bloomberg Green Daily

Managing Editor for Bloomberg’s Weekend Edition | alum of @climate @qz @newsweek @reuters | routinely mocking things at https://t.co/jz7dLNtoAa

Articles

Elon Musk's DOGE Can Learn Harsh Lessons from History

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Kira Bindrim

Welcome to the weekend, where time is of the essence. 3 years: That’s how long the US has until a major debt crisis if it doesn’t commit to reducing the deficit, Ray Dalio said on the Odd Lots podcast.
China Is Pulling Ahead in the Global Battle of Ideas

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Kira Bindrim

19 hours agoChina: Chinese researchers develop novel catalyst for cost-effective green hydrogen production[Voiceover] Researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai have developed a breakthrough in green hydrogen production. Green hydrogen made with renewable energies like wind or solar is expensive because of the amount of power required, but also because one of the key catalysts of the process uses iridium, a scarce and expensive metal.
The Damage to the US-Canada Relationship Could Last a Generation

Feb 8, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Kira Bindrim

Welcome to the weekend!This week’s most-read stories revolve around two men, as Donald Trump and Elon Musk divvy up a to-do list for overhauling the federal government. Who’s handling what? You fill in the blanks:
The New Economic Order Is Already Here

Nov 23, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Kira Bindrim

The New Economic Order Is Already Here
America's Political Polarization Has No Global Parallel

Nov 9, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Kira Bindrim

Welcome to the weekend! This is your guide to Bloomberg’s Weekend Edition: essays, reviews and stories where finance, life and culture meet.
What US History Tells Us About a Potential Trump 2.0

Nov 2, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Kira Bindrim

Welcome to the weekend! This is your guide to Bloomberg’s Weekend Edition: essays, reviews and stories at the intersection of finance, life and culture. Odds are on everyone’s mind. Trump’s and Harris’s odds in the US election, sure, but also the 10-20% chance that AI “goes bad” — as Elon Musk put it at Saudi Arabia’s FII summit — and the odds of more conflict in the Middle East. The market seems unbothered, so we asked Bloomberg economist Tom Orlik to tell us what investors are thinking.
The Problem with Prediction Markets

Oct 26, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Kira Bindrim

Welcome to the weekend! This is your guide to Bloomberg’s new Weekend Edition, a collection of essays, reviews, and stories at the intersection of finance, life and culture. Conflicting predictions are in the air this month, whether it’s Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris on the US economy, Goldman Sachs vs. JPMorgan on the next decade of S&P returns or hedge funds vs. real estate investors on the merits of clean-energy investment.
COP28’s Success Marks Just a Tiny Upgrade on COP27 Results

Dec 13, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Olivia Rudgard |Kira Bindrim

BloombergNEF gave COP28 in Dubai a 3.8 out of 10 success rating — 2.2 points below its overall score for the Glasgow conference in 2021. This year’s COP28 in Dubai is concluding with a pleasant surprise: an agreement among 200 nations to transition away from fossil fuels. It marks the culmination of two weeks in which tensions flared over the future of coal, oil and gas. While the text isn’t final, it’s already being hailed as a “turning point” in the climate fight.
COP28’s Success Marks Just a Tiny Upgrade on COP27 Results

Dec 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com | Olivia Rudgard |Kira Bindrim

(Bloomberg) -- This year’s COP28 in Dubai is concluding with a pleasant surprise: an agreement among 200 nations to transition away from fossil fuels. It marks the culmination of two weeks in which tensions flared over the future of coal, oil and gas. While the text isn’t final, it’s already being hailed as a “turning point” in the climate fight.
Climate Change Can't Overcome Capitalism, and That's OK

Oct 12, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Kira Bindrim |Akshat Rathi |Oscar Boyd

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