Climate solutions are here, they’re just not evenly distributed. So says former US Vice President Al Gore, who remains staunchly optimistic that we can move faster to tackle climate change, even at a time of increasing political resistance in some parts of the world. 

This week on Zero, Gore joins Akshat Rathi to discuss what it means to be a climate realist, the ways to move more finance to the countries that need it and how to tackle the tragedy of the horizon. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation between Gore and Rathi. Find Part 1 linked below.

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Al Gore Tells COP30 That the US May Have Reached ‘Peak Trump’

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Climate solutions are here, they&rsquo;re just not evenly distributed. So says former US Vice President Al Gore, who remains staunchly optimistic that we can move faster to tackle climate change, even at a time of increasing political resistance in some parts of the world.&nbsp;
This week on Zero, Gore joins Akshat Rathi to discuss what it means to be a climate realist, the ways to move more finance to the countries that need it and how to tackle the tragedy of the horizon. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation between Gore and Rathi. Find Part 1 linked below.
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<li aria-level="1">Listen to <a href="https://pod.link/1621556928/episode/OTg0MzcwMWQtZGY0Mi00MWVhLTg5MDAtYjM5ODAxMDBlOGM3">Part 1</a> of the conversation</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-18/al-gore-tells-cop30-that-the-us-may-have-reached-peak-trump?srnd=homepage-africa">Al Gore Tells COP30 That the US May Have Reached &lsquo;Peak Trump&rsquo;</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to TED Countdown House, Sommer Saadi, Mohsis Andam, Sharon Chen and Laura Millan. 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>.

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