Leslie Kaufman is a climate and environment reporter with Bloomberg. At Bloomberg Green, her beat ranges from ESG to domestic climate politics to efforts to adapt to the rising occurrence of climate-driven natural disasters. A veteran reporter who has covered climate change for over a decade, Kaufman was previously a freelance writer with a focus on the environment, sustainability, and renewable energy. She was a staff reporter for The New York Times for 15 years, including four years as a national environment reporter, and an associate editor at Newsweek. Kaufman’s work has also been featured in Popular Science, Inside Climate News, and on National Public Radio.