How do we keep climate action alive in a fracturing world? “Today we live in an age where we actually have the solutions– technologically, economically, financially speaking– but what we are not doing is acting on them,” Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Program tells Akshat Rathi. In a conversation recorded at COP29, Steiner talked about how some countries– including Uruguay, India, Kenya, China, and Bhutan– are moving forward with innovative climate solutions even when international financing isn’t readily available. He also called on the developed world to find better ways to fund sustainable development.

Explore further:
Past episode with climate finance expert Avinash Persaud about getting money to the places that need it
Past episode with Achim Steiner about the role of the UN Development Program
Past episode with science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson about the role of the United Nations 

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Sharon Chen and Jessica Beck. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

How do we keep climate action alive in a fracturing world? &ldquo;Today we live in an age where we actually have the solutions&ndash; technologically, economically, financially speaking&ndash; but what we are not doing is acting on them,&rdquo; Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Program tells Akshat Rathi. In a conversation recorded at COP29, Steiner talked about how some countries&ndash; including Uruguay, India, Kenya, China, and Bhutan&ndash; are moving forward with innovative climate solutions even when international financing isn&rsquo;t readily available. He also called on the developed world to find better ways to fund sustainable development.
Explore further:
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<li>Past episode with climate finance expert&nbsp;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/avinash-persaud-v3-mixdown">Avinash Persaud about getting money to the places that need it</a></li>
<li>Past episode with&nbsp;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/zero-achim-steiner-undp-climate-risk-opportunity-development">Achim Steiner about the role of the UN Development Program</a></li>
<li>Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/why-kim-stanley-robinson-is-optimistic-about-2025">science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson about the role of the United Nations</a>&nbsp;</li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Sharon Chen and Jessica Beck. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>.

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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