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Zero is about the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week Bloomberg’s award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change – a venture capitalist hunting for the best cleantech investment, scientists starting companies, politicians who have successfully created climate laws, and CEOs who have completely transformed their businesses. The road to zero emissions has many paths and everyone’s got an opinion about the best route. Listen in.

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How Asia’s ‘Ukraine moment’ is supercharging the energy transition

Jun 04, 2026 33m Transcript

It's been more than three months since the US attacked Iran, leading to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that carries 20% of the world's oil and gas. The shock to energy markets has been so…

The countries plotting the end of the fossil-fuel era

May 28, 2026 32m Transcript

At COP28 in December 2023, the world committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels. Yet in the years since, there’s been little progress. A meeting in Colombia last month hoped to change that,…

Reform’s Richard Tice wants to end decades of UK climate action

May 20, 2026 50m Transcript

Reform UK is currently the most popular party in Britain. If voted into government, it wants to end all subsidies for renewable energy, ban battery energy storage, end net-zero targets, drill for…

Electrons will be central to the next era of geopolitical stability

May 14, 2026 36m Transcript

With wars raging and supply chains blocked, we’re in an era of geopolitical chaos. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with Gerald Butts, chairman of the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group…

The Iran war shows why clean energy is the more secure choice

May 07, 2026 33m Transcript

Everywhere you look, you see two types of technology existing side-by-side. One that runs on fossil fuels and one that runs on clean electricity. There’s an ongoing struggle between the two, a tug of…

A new world order is emerging. Can it tackle climate change?

Apr 30, 2026 42m Transcript

We are living in an increasingly divided world. It took two decades to get to the Paris Agreement, and then global cooperation really lasted only for a decade. One key reason for this fragmentation…

London’s mayor on lessons from one of the world’s greenest cities

Apr 23, 2026 55m Transcript

Sadiq Khan is about to complete 10 years as London’s mayor. He’s seen the city affected by Brexit, the pandemic and two energy crises. That hasn’t deterred him from deploying some of the strongest…

Caution, not ambition, will shape the next decade of climate action

Apr 16, 2026 33m Transcript

In the past month, we've seen two major plans from two of the world's biggest polluters. In March, China approved its 15th five-year plan, which gave us a clearer sense of how the government makes…

How the Iran war will reshape the future of energy

Apr 09, 2026 35m Transcript

Since the US and Israel launched their attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, global energy markets have been frenetic, prices swinging up and down with each new headline. Even with the prospect of the Strait…

Climate tech makes Europe more resilient to Iran War shocks

Apr 02, 2026 37m Transcript

Will the Iran War finally be the moment where countries move to renewables en masse, or will they rely more heavily on fossil fuels? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Aurore Belfrage, a…

Here's Why: The Iran war resets the energy transition

Mar 30, 2026 9m Bonus Transcript

Here's Why is Bloomberg’s short explainer podcast, where we take one big news story and break it down in just a few minutes with help from our experts across the newsroom.We're dropping into your…

Zack Polanski’s plan to tax billionaires and make energy affordable

Mar 26, 2026 51m Transcript

Zack Polanski is challenging the notion that you can’t be Green and a popular politician. Since he became the leader of the UK’s Green Party in September 2025, he has run a campaign that’s pushed his…

Big Take: The energy crisis is speeding up clean tech adoption worldwide

Mar 24, 2026 17m Bonus Transcript

As the war with Iran drags out and oil prices remain turbulent, it raises the question of whether — and how — prolonged conflict in the Middle East might impact global fossil fuel dependence and the…

The future of climate science without US support

Mar 19, 2026 40m Transcript

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is responsible for collating our shared scientific understanding of how global warming is impacting the planet. But the body now faces a…

‘Everywhere I looked, climate change bled’ Abi Daré on writing fiction: Imagine series

Mar 12, 2026 34m Transcript

In the latest episode of Zero’s Imagine series, Akshat Rathi is joined by Abi Daré, winner of the inaugural Climate Fiction Prize. Abi is the bestselling author of And So I Roar, which tells the…

War with Iran is a nightmare for oil and gas. What does it mean for clean energy?

Mar 03, 2026 39m Transcript

Many consider a widespread war in the Middle East the worst-case scenario for the global oil and gas markets. That war is here, and it could have wide-ranging, long-lasting impacts on energy and…

Lessons to avoid societal collapse, from 5,000 years of history

Feb 26, 2026 42m Transcript

Societal collapses happen more often than you think, and there’s much we can learn from the past to avoid or, at least, delay another one. This week’s guest on Zero is Luke Kemp, author of Goliath's…

(Sponsored Content) Evolving Money: Blue Chip Meets Blockchain

Feb 22, 2026 16m Transcript

Crypto has become increasingly integrated into the financial system, from the use of stablecoins for payments, to the trading of tokenized equities on blockchains, to the adoption of crypto holdings…

Ethiopia’s fossil fuel car ban is a vision of the future

Feb 19, 2026 32m Transcript

In 2024, Ethiopia did something revolutionary. It banned the import of fossil fuel cars and cut tariffs on electric vehicles. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with producer Oscar Boyd and…

Do artists have a duty to be political? Imagine series

Feb 12, 2026 32m Transcript

How can music be used to communicate the climate crisis and its solutions? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Julia Wolfe about her recent work, unEarth, which…

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