▁Gra uer ▁stated : ▁“ This ▁ac quisition ▁is ▁the ▁next ▁step ▁in ▁Blo om berg ’ s ▁initi ative ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁promote ▁the ▁carbon ▁and ▁clean ▁energy ▁mark ets .” ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Lie bre ich ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁Blo om berg ▁New ▁Energy ▁Fin ance , ▁where ▁he ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁invest ment - grade ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁world ' s ▁energy ▁industry . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Lie bre ich ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁CE O ▁of ▁B NE F ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board . ▁He ▁remains ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁for ▁Res ili ence , ▁the ▁open - source ▁platform ▁he ▁founded ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁identify ▁and ▁scale ▁up ▁the ▁best ▁potential ▁climate , ▁clean ▁energy , ▁green ▁growth ▁or ▁sust ain ability ▁fin ance ▁solutions . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁rum ours ▁began ▁to ▁circul ate ▁that ▁Lie bre ich ▁was ▁a ▁potential ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁higher ▁odd s ▁of ▁winning ▁than ▁better ▁known ▁polit icians ▁including ▁David ▁Lam my ▁and ▁George ▁Gall ow ay ▁according ▁to ▁data ▁from ▁book maker ▁P addy ▁Power . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁piece ▁entitled ▁“ The ▁Good ▁Right ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁Green ▁Right