Canada Picks a Climate Leader to Butt Heads With Trump

Bloomberg · last updated May 1, 2025 – 4:23 AM

This week, Canadians went to the polls and elected Mark Carney, leader of the Liberal party to be their prime minister. Carney is a newcomer to politics, but is well known in international finance circles, running both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England.

He is also a climate champion. Carney helped found the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, which he co-chaired with Bloomberg LP founder Michael Bloomberg. (He also served as chair of Bloomberg Inc.) His other roles included United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance.

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