Lara Williams

London

EMEA Climate Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion

climate for @opinion • formerly social • ex-@Interhacktives • 🏃🏻‍♀️• 🧗🏻‍♀️• 🏔 all my views are my own • coiner of the word "sogflation"

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A US brain drain will have global implications, and also undermine America

1 week ago | business-standard.com | Lara Williams |Mark Gongloff

By Lara Williams and Mark GongloffJust before Albert Einstein departed for America from Britain, where he'd sought refuge from Nazi persecution, he attended a meeting intended to raise funds for academic refugees from Germany.
A US Brain Drain Doesn’t Benefit Anyone

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Lara Williams |Mark Gongloff

The US risks a brain drain as the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities prompt researchers to look elsewhere for employment. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Just before Albert Einstein departed for America from Britain, where he’d sought refuge from Nazi persecution, he attended a meeting intended to raise funds for academic refugees from Germany.
Trump tariff chaos puts semiconductor exemptions at risk

1 week ago | verdict.co.uk | Lara Williams

On 11 April, the global semiconductor industry welcomed clarification on tariff exemptions to US chip imports in an amendment to President Trump’s Liberation Day (2 April) tariff announcements. But Trump has since signalled that this exemption may be short-lived with further tariff announcements on the way, while hinting at exemptions for certain companies.
Putting Mirrors in Space Is a Dangerous Climate Distraction

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Lara Williams

Reflecting the sun’s heat away from Earth may mask the damage of climate change but won’t address the causes. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- When it comes to the climate crisis, what’s a realistic path forward? Continuing to deploy renewables at breakneck speed? Or relying blindly on technologies to reflect the sun’s heat away from the planet? A few prominent voices in the climate space seem to believe the latter choice — solar geoengineering — is now our best option.
Microsoft es el mayor fan de esta industria y otros también deberían serlo

2 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com | Lara Williams

Eliminar el CO₂ que emitimos a la atmósfera y almacenarlo en la Tierra puede parecer una fantasía, pero está surgiendo toda una industria con ese objetivo. No obstante, hay un problema: ¿Quién compra? Hasta el momento, se han comprado más de 13,5 millones de toneladas métricas de créditos de eliminación de dióxido de carbono (CDR por sus siglas en inglés), y solo el 4,7% de ellas se han entregado, lo que significa que el dióxido de carbono se ha eliminado y almacenado.
The world is waking up to the dangers of super pollutants

2 weeks ago | taipeitimes.com | Lara Williams

By Lara Williams / Bloomberg Opinion Carbon dioxide is the big daddy of greenhouse gases. Making up the bulk of our emissions and staying up in the atmosphere for many centuries, whether we are successful or not at limiting global temperature rise boils down to what we do about carbon dioxide. However, it is only part of the equation in global warming.
The New 'Black Gold' Needs More Bulls

2 weeks ago | advisorperspectives.com | Lara Williams

To most people, black gold means oil, the substance that helped build the modern world while causing the climate crisis. But a new treasure on the market is getting prospectors excited, not least for the role it could play in fixing the problem fossil fuels created. This lucrative material, called biochar, is a novel method of carbon dioxide removal.
Super Pollutants Are Finally Getting Attention: Lara Williams

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Lara Williams

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Super Pollutants Are Finally Getting Attention: Lara Williams

3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Lara Williams

Carbon dioxide is the big daddy of greenhouse gases. Making up the bulk of our emissions and staying up in the atmosphere for many centuries, whether we’re successful or not at limiting global temperature rise boils down to what we do about CO2. But it’s only part of the equation in global warming. A group of lesser-discussed climate pollutants are many times more powerful than carbon dioxide and could serve as an emergency brake on near-term warming.
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3 weeks ago | money.udn.com | Lara Williams

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