Michael Bloomberg will account for the Trump administration's lack of support for the Paris Agreement

Michael Bloomberg.
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Michael Bloomberg would like to wish everyone a happy Earth Day.

When the billionaire businessman and former New York City mayor announced in March that he was not launching a presidential campaign, he said that he would instead use his time to fight climate change. So far, he's following through — with his pocketbook, at least.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.