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Mike Bloomberg's Praises UN Secretary- António Guterres's Legacy of Climate Leadership

📅 Jun 29, 2026 Bloomberg Philanthropies 8 MIN 1259 VIEWS 9 SEGMENTS · 3 SPEAKERS
At London Climate Action Week, Mike Bloomberg welcomed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to deliver a landmark address on the climate and energy crises facing the world today. Hosted in his capacity as the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions, Mike Bloomberg praised the Secretary-General's unwavering commitment to climate action, highlighting the urgency he has brought to championing local climate action, and the progress achieved during his leadership at the United Nations. About Bloomberg Philanthropies: Bloomberg Philanthropies invests in 70...

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Michael Bloomberg praised UN Secretary General António Guterres for nine years of climate leadership, emphasizing his role in advancing bottom-up action by cities, states, businesses, and investors. Bloomberg highlighted that clean energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels, with over 90% of new power installations last year from clean energy, and noted the US got more power from solar than coal for the first time last month. He cited progress like 70% of US coal plants closed or switched to clean energy, 60% in Europe, and 28 countries phasing out coal. Bloomberg announced a new commitment to support clean energy industries in developing countries. He also pointed to extreme weather events and the first mosquitoes in Iceland as evidence of climate change, and praised Guterres for not wavering despite global conflicts.

Key takeaways

  1. Bloomberg announced a new commitment to support clean energy industries in developing countries.
  2. Over 90% of new power installations last year came from clean energy, and solar is now cheaper than coal in the US.
  3. More than 70% of US coal plants have closed or switched to clean energy, and 28 countries have phased out or committed to phasing out coal.
  4. Bloomberg credited Guterres for championing bottom-up climate action by cities, states, and businesses.
  5. Climate change is causing permanent changes, such as mosquitoes found in Iceland for the first time.

Numbers and commitments

FigureWhat it refers toTypeAt
90% share of new power installations from clean energy last year metric 2:10
70% US coal-fired power plants closed or switched to clean energy metric 4:53
60% Europe's coal-fired power plants closed or switched to clean energy metric 4:53
28 countries countries that have phased out coal or committed to do so metric 4:53

Chapters

  1. 0:00Welcome and introduction
  2. 1:40Praise for Guterres's tenure
  3. 2:10Clean energy progress and economics
  4. 3:04Climate impacts and urgency
  5. 4:53New commitment and coal phase-out
  6. 6:09Cities and bottom-up action
  7. 7:44Closing and welcome to Guterres
Narrator 0:00 ↗
Business and investors recognize the steps that fight climate change also drive economic growth and create jobs. It is an international center of finance and an engine of private sector innovation. The secretary general has been a champion for cities, states and businesses and all the other groups that have played a role in climate change. He has found creative ambitious ways to support them and amplify their voices. He has refused to accept inaction and denial. He's never wavered in his determination and because of that we have made critical progress. It set a powerful example for future leaders at the UN and beyond.

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Bloomberg, M. (2026, June 29). Mike Bloomberg's Praises UN Secretary- António Guterres's Legacy of Climate Leadership [Interview transcript]. Bloomberg Philanthropies. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1079489/

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Michael Bloomberg. "Mike Bloomberg's Praises UN Secretary- António Guterres's Legacy of Climate Leadership." Bloomberg Philanthropies, 29 Jun. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1079489/.

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@misc{bloomberg2026_1079489,
  author       = {Michael Bloomberg},
  title        = {Mike Bloomberg's Praises UN Secretary- António Guterres's Legacy of Climate Leadership},
  howpublished = {Interview transcript, Bloomberg Philanthropies. CEOInterviews.AI},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = {jun},
  url          = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/1079489/},
  note         = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}