Danielle Bochove
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Danielle Bochove
@daniellebochove.bsky.social
Senior Reporter with Bloomberg Green, focused on global Arctic. Beekeeper's assistant. Opinions are my own.
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I recently went to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska w/US scientists to study the effect of saltwater on fast-thawing permafrost. 1st in a series by @bloomberg.com on the world's natural carbon sinks with @hayleywarren.bsky.social and @eroston.bsky.social

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The Biggest Arctic Carbon Sink Is Increasingly Unstable
Scientists at the top of the world are racing to uncover how rapidly the Arctic’s permafrost is thawing.
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Breaking: As the US moves to license deep sea mining, new research finds that extracting critical metals from the seabed generates waste that endangers tiny marine organisms that form the basis of a vast food web, threatening fisheries people depend on. Free link.
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Seabed Mining Disrupts Fisheries, Researchers Find
Scientists analyzed data from a test mining operation to document threats to small marine organisms key to the health of commercially valuable seafood like tuna.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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What's all the COP fuss about? Two months ago I set out to find what COPs achieved. The answer was in the data: a $10 trillion wave of green investment that's starting to change things.

As Laurence Tubiana told me: "The train has left the station"

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There’s a $10 Trillion Antidote to Trump’s Climate Backlash
The landmark Paris Agreement triggered a wave of climate commitments. A decade later, Bloomberg examined seven key categories to chart progress amid a new era of attacks on global warming science and ...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Around 150 countries will gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate summit. What are the key results negotiators are aiming for — and how could talks break down?

Bloomberg journalists answer your questions today at 1 p.m. EST. Stream: bloom.bg/3Ji78rn
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I recently went to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska w/US scientists to study the effect of saltwater on fast-thawing permafrost. 1st in a series by @bloomberg.com on the world's natural carbon sinks with @hayleywarren.bsky.social and @eroston.bsky.social

A thread follows: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The Biggest Arctic Carbon Sink Is Increasingly Unstable
Scientists at the top of the world are racing to uncover how rapidly the Arctic’s permafrost is thawing.
www.bloomberg.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Most people don't have high expectations from COP30. But with the US govt intent on wrecking climate policies at home and abroad, things could get testy.

For a preview, tune into a conversation later today with Bloomberg's crack team on the ground at COP30. www.bloomberg.com/sessions/202...
Live Q&A: Six Ways the COP30 Climate Summit Can Succeed or Fail
Bloomberg journalists answer your questions about what to expect at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil. Stream our Live Q&A on Monday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. EST
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November 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The US absence from #COP30 is a blow but also an opportunity, EU Climate Commissioner @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu says in weekend interview. Gift link below @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Pivot Is a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Climate, Says EU’s Hoekstra
Europe’s top climate diplomat said the US skipping the COP30 summit is a blow but doesn’t close down paths to progress.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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After Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica’s grid last year, officials at the island’s sole utility vowed to fortify it. But the company’s initiatives were only in the planning + early implementation stages when Hurricane Melissa hit.

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Jamaica’s Grid Was Not Ready for Hurricane Melissa
The massive storm underscores the challenges in keeping up with the quickening pace of climate change.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Extreme heat now kills roughly one person every minute, and about 550,000 a year, finds @lancetcountdown.bsky.social's new report. And scientists warn parts of the world may soon hit limits where it’s too hot and humid for people to survive.

My latest for @bloomberg.com (free 🎁 link):
Hot Weather is Killing More than Half a Million People a Year
Authors of a new Lancet report warn that parts of the world could become unlivable, as climate change drives a surge in heat deaths.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Online views of the ad that caused the US President to slap an additional 10% tariff on Canada continue to climb. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s Attack on Ontario’s Reagan Ad Helped Amplify Its Reach
In the global portfolio of political ads that changed history, a handful stand out.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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To put it plainly: The US successfully kills international effort that was one step towards leaving a hospitable planet for future generations.

A jarring read (and good reporting) from @akshatrathi.bsky.social and @daniellebochove.bsky.social

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US Opposition Freezes Global Carbon Levy on Ships
This week, climate diplomacy ran into a Trump-sized iceberg. Nations were set to decide on landmark regulations to make vessels start paying for their greenhouse gas emissions. On Friday, the Internat...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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‘I’m The Same Me’: Canada’s Mark Carney Defends His Climate Record

A story by @daniellebochove.bsky.social, from Carney's wide-ranging Bloomberg podcast interview with Mishal Husain
‘I’m The Same Me’: Canada’s Mark Carney Defends His Climate Record
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he’s focused on climate policies likely to have the greatest impact at a time of strained resources and multiple crises, denying criticisms that he’s backpedal...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Exclusive: FEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing Jobs

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FEMA Tells Staff to Name Whistleblowers or Risk Losing Jobs
Investigators are looking for staffers who anonymously endorsed an open letter criticizing the Trump administration’s cuts to disaster funding.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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One of today's winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is UC Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi. Last year I wrote about Yaghi and Atoco, the startup he founded to commercialize his scientific breakthrough with a device that extracts water from air using just sunlight.
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Startups Are Racing to Make Water Out of Thin Air
Materials that are bigger on the inside than the outside provide a futuristic solution to supply water to an increasingly arid planet.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As China moves forward on a new "Arctic Express" service between Asia and Europe, some of the world's largest container shippers say Russia's Northern Sea Route is too risky a shortcut. The Arctic's fragile ecosystems are part of the reason why. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Eyes Arctic Shortcut as Top Container Lines Stay Away
China’s latest foray into the Northern Sea Route — using the channel between Russia and the North Pole to ship goods — has led some of the world’s largest container carriers to reiterate that the Arct...
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October 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We can all use some good news
New: An ambitious plan aims to restore imperiled sea otters to their historic range on the US West Coast. The playful predators are climate warriors, reviving coastal ecosystems and keeping healthy carbon-sequestering kelp forests that nurture fisheries. Free link.
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As Federal Government Retreats, A Private Fund to Save Sea Otters Steps in
The initiative aims to restore the imperiled animals to the US West Coast to make marine ecosystems more resilient to climate change.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
At 91, Jane Goodall died on a speaking tour, fighting for environmental protections until the end of her extraordinary life. She was a hero to me and countless others. Backstage at an event in 2013 she told me she was very tired. On stage, she was mesmerizing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
2025 Wildfire-Drought Honey. Bees are a miracle. This year, they deserve military decoration.
September 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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A double news update after a summer respite from social media: 1) I’ve joined @bloomberg.com
to report on China & climate! 2) Just in time for China’s new climate targets, announced by Xi today. I’m thrilled to cover this special beat—and to be diving right in:

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China Played It Safe With First Pledge to Cut Greenhouse Emissions
Other nations have achieved larger declines after reaching peak climate pollution — and the world’s biggest emitter has exceeded its own goals
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September 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Chinese government's new regulation look to electrify more of the country's steel production, which will increasingly powered by clean power.

The result is China's new plan will mean lower emissions and greener steel. www.bnef.com/analyst-reac...
September 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The Great Icebreaker Race. As Arctic temperatures rise so does global demand for ice-capable vessels to tackle less impossible ice. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Arctic Icebreaker Ships Are in High Demand as Nations Vie for Power
The US and Canada want more icebreakers to counter Russia and China in the Arctic, as the polar region — and competition for it — heats up.
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September 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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🏖️NEW: Overtourism and climate change have created a dangerous feedback loop that endangers Southern Europe’s tourism industry

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Hotter Summers and Overcrowding Threaten Europe’s Tourist Economies
Overtourism and climate change have created a dangerous feedback loop that endangers Southern Europe’s tourism industry
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August 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A US DOE report argues the economic harm caused by trying to reduce greenhouse gases is greater than the consequences of climate change itself. It could be used to underpin US President Donald Trump's plans to stop regulating greenhouse gases. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Trump-Vetted Scientists Are Trying to Shred the Climate Consensus
A new report commissioned by the Energy Department downplays global warming as the administration seeks to unwind environmental rules.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In 2023, marine heat waves affected 96% of the surface of the world's oceans and helped push overall ocean temperatures to new records. Chinese researchers who led the new study fear it may herald a climate tipping point. @bloomberglp.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Unprecedented’ Ocean Heat Waves in 2023 Suggest Climate Tipping Point
Marine heat waves that year were unusually intense and lasted much longer than average, posing a threat to ecosystems, researchers say.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
On June 26, 2021, Lytton, British Columbia smashed a Canadian heat record , reaching 46.6 C. It broke it again the next day, and the next, and then it burned to the ground. @eroston.bsky.social on the "impossible" temperatures scientists are struggling to predict.

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How Hot Can It Get? Scientists Are Struggling to Find an Answer
Figuring out how anomalously high temperatures can rise is taking on added importance as the planet warms.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What happens when soot falls on snow and ice? As wildfires burn across Canada and beyond, understanding their full impact on the Arctic -- a critical shield against global warming -- is essential. Heat Week series by @bloomberg.com starts w/Black Carbon. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Wildfire Smoke Brings a Forgotten Danger to the Arctic: Black Carbon
Scientists are revising their view of the role that soot may play in endangering glaciers and ice sheets.
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July 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM