A climate imbalance

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Nov. 1, 2022

A worker sorts tires in a tire factory in South Carolina. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

Read the story Many of the world's largest companies are declaring breakneck progress in the fight against climate change — on paper, at least. But these gains often fail to materialize in the atmosphere. The gap is the result of an accounting method that allows firms to wipe from their ledgers vast quantities of pollution caused by the electricity powering offices, data centers, and factories. Read today's story.

Listen to the podcast The US is exactly one week away from the midterm elections, and five races could decide whether the country is headed for another fight over the outcome of the presidential vote in 2024. Reporter Ryan Teague Beckwith discusses Bloomberg's Election Risk Index with host Wes Kosova. Subscribe and listen on on iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify.

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