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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Articles

Britain Is Learning an Old Lesson on Nuclear Power

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Lara Williams

A sign for the entrance to the new Sizewell C nuclear power station, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Sizewell, UK, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. The UK government will invest an additional £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) to build the Sizewell C nuclear plant to try and entice private investors to back the project. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- If you’ve ever had the pleasure of assembling Ikea furniture, then you’ve learned something about big infrastructure projects.
Invasive species are costing $US53b a year, new ‘Nature’ study finds.

2 weeks ago | afr.com | Lara Williams

Skip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerHelp using this website - Accessibility statementAn 8.5-millimetre striped beetle. A 4-millimetre mosquito. A 25-millimetre hornet. These critters are tiny, but they pack a mighty punch when it comes to economic costs. The damage these organisms and their ilk are inflicting on regions around the world puts invasive alien species – non-native flora and fauna that harm the environments they’re introduced to – in the same league as extreme weather.
Stop hiring humans

2 weeks ago | army-technology.com | Lara Williams

Advertising almost always appeals to the aspirational. But AI platform, Artisan.co, has bucked this convention by plastering fear all over the London Underground. The provocative strapline “Stop Hiring Humans: The Age of the AI Employee is Here” is part of a poster adverting campaign on London’s public transport that taps into deep public mistrust that AI will replace human work.
You don’t have to be a doomsday prepper to plan for a crisis

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Lara Williams

In our increasingly volatile world, taking steps to improve your household’s resilience is common sense, says the writer. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: UNSPLASHIf you are looking for lessons on how to be prepared for a crisis, you could do worse than to watch 28 Days Later, the 2002 cult zombie thriller, or its 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later (a third instalment is scheduled for later in June).
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love to Prep

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Lara Williams

With natural disasters increasing, it makes sense to stockpile food and water. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- If you’re looking for lessons on how to be prepared for a crisis, you could do worse than to watch , the 2002 cult zombie thriller, or its 2007 sequel (a third installment is scheduled for later this month).
Burning trees for electricity is not sustainable

2 weeks ago | taipeitimes.com | Lara Williams

By Lara Williams / Bloomberg Opinion On Monday last week, another step was taken toward extending government subsidies for the UK’s largest polluter. A delegated legislation committee voted to pass draft regulation allowing for Drax Group PLC to receive government support for a further four years, from 2027 to 2031.
Lara Williams: Alien invasions are expensive

3 weeks ago | pantagraph.com | Lara Williams

An 8.5-millimeter striped beetle. A 4-millimeter mosquito. A 25-millimeter hornet. These critters are tiny, but they pack a mighty punch when it comes to economic costs. The damage these organisms and their ilk are inflicting on regions around the world puts invasive alien species — non-native flora and fauna that harm the environments they’re introduced to — in the same league as extreme weather.
Burning Trees for Electricity Isn't Sustainable

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Lara Williams

Clearing the air. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- On Monday, another step was taken toward extending government subsidies for the UK’s largest polluter. A delegated legislation committee voted to pass draft regulation allowing for Drax Group Plc to receive government support for a further four years, from 2027 to 2031. The new funding deal, announced back in February, is a vast improvement on the current situation. But it exposes holes in the government’s plans for the future of biomass-generated power.
Interview: Zendesk CEO on how resolution pricing is revolutionising AI agent value

3 weeks ago | verdict.co.uk | Lara Williams

Companies at the leading edge of automated customer service delivery would say that resolution—or outcome based pricing—is more aligned with the value an enterprise client derives from that product. And it’s a timely proposition as the hype around AI abates, and many businesses are starting to scrutinise their return on investment (ROI) for AI transformation projects.
Alien invasions are expensive

3 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Lara Williams

An 8.5-millimeter striped beetle. A 4-millimeter mosquito. A 25-millimeter hornet. These critters are tiny, but they pack a mighty punch when it comes to economic costs. The damage these organisms and their ilk are inflicting on regions around the world puts invasive alien species - non-native flora and fauna that harm the environments they're introduced to - in the same league as extreme weather.