On a windswept cliff at the edge of Tasmania, scientists are quietly tracking the future of our planet. This week, host Rebecca Jones speaks with David Stringer, managing editor of climate and ESG news in Asia, about Kennaook/Cape Grim — home to some of the cleanest air on Earth and one of the world’s most important climate monitoring stations.

Learn how decades of data are reshaping our understanding of climate change, why the site matters to governments and investors, and what Australia’s role could be in the global climate fight.

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Listen to our episode with Dale Vince about how the UK can lower energy bills
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On a windswept cliff at the edge of Tasmania, scientists are quietly tracking the future of our planet. This week, host Rebecca Jones speaks with David Stringer, managing editor of climate and ESG news in Asia, about Kennaook/Cape Grim &mdash; home to some of the cleanest air on Earth and one of the world&rsquo;s most important climate monitoring stations.
Learn how decades of data are reshaping our understanding of climate change, why the site matters to governments and investors, and what Australia&rsquo;s role could be in the global climate fight.
Read more:
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<li>Listen to our <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-07-20/zero-ditching-net-zero-to-win-the-climate-argument-podcast">episode with Dale Vince</a> about how the UK can lower energy bills</li>
<li>Sign up to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts/series/bloomberg-australia">Bloomberg Australia podcast</a></li>
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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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Bloomberg Australia: Lessons from the world's cleanest air

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On the morning of August 26, a glacial collapse in the Himalayas triggered a flash flood that sent ice, mud, rocks and fast-moving water through a valley in Nepal, wiping out entire communities. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Lou Del Bello, who has been reporting on the disaster for Bloomberg News from New Delhi. They discuss what can be done to keep mountain communities safe, and why events like this are likely to become more frequent in a warming world.

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Nepal: The World's Mountains Are Ticking Time Bombs - Bloomberg
A Building Boom in the Himalayas Threatens Climate Disasters
The Swiss Alps Reckon With the Threat of Collapsing Glaciers
Sound of the week: CRYING GLACIER - The inner sounds of a glacier

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Laura Millan and Alyssa McDonald. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

On the morning of August 26, a glacial collapse in the Himalayas triggered a flash flood that sent ice, mud, rocks and fast-moving water through a valley in Nepal, wiping out entire communities. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Lou Del Bello, who has been reporting on the disaster for Bloomberg News from New Delhi. They discuss what can be done to keep mountain communities safe, and why events like this are likely to become more frequent in a warming world.
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-30/nepal-warns-of-more-floods-as-rescue-efforts-risk-disruption?itm_source=record&amp;itm_campaign=Nepal-Tibet_Floods&amp;itm_content=Latest-0">Nepal Races to Find Missing Amid Threats of Further Flooding</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/nepal-flash-floods-what-causes-them-and-why-the-country-is-so-vulnerable?srnd=undefined">What Caused Nepal&rsquo;s Deadly Flash Flood? Here&rsquo;s What We Know</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-08-27/nepal-the-world-s-mountains-are-ticking-time-bombs?srnd=undefined&amp;sref=jjXJRDFv">Nepal: The World's Mountains Are Ticking Time Bombs - Bloomberg</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-india-climate-disaster-himalayas/">A Building Boom in the Himalayas Threatens Climate Disasters</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-swiss-glacier-collapse-risk/">The Swiss Alps Reckon With the Threat of Collapsing Glaciers</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Sound of the week: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MkjeEEDlQU&amp;t=279s">CRYING GLACIER - The inner sounds of a glacier</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Laura Millan and Alyssa McDonald. 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>.

Nepal disaster shows how mountains are becoming less stable

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Extreme weather events this year are starting to hurt food production in serious ways, which is likely to push up everyone’s food prices. That’s before the weather-wrecking super El Niño has really kicked in. So how do we build a food system that is more resilient, more secure and has lower emissions? Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor at the Oxford Martin School, joins Akshat Rathi on Zero to discuss.

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Mingfang Ting on Zero: Is the World Prepared for Super El Niño?
George Monbiot on Zero: The Food System Needs a Radical Rethink

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi and Alyssa McDonald. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

Extreme weather events this year are starting to hurt food production in serious ways, which is likely to push up everyone&rsquo;s food prices. That&rsquo;s before the weather-wrecking super El Ni&ntilde;o has really kicked in. So how do we build a food system that is more resilient, more secure and has lower emissions? Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor at the Oxford Martin School, joins Akshat Rathi on Zero to discuss.
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<li aria-level="1">The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: <a href="https://drpaulbehrens.com/books/">https://drpaulbehrens.com/books/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Mingfang Ting on Zero: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-07-02/zero-is-the-world-prepared-for-super-el-nino-podcast">Is the World Prepared for Super El Ni&ntilde;o?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">George Monbiot on Zero: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-24/the-food-system-needs-a-radical-rethink">The Food System Needs a Radical Rethink</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi and Alyssa McDonald. 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>.

How to fix our vulnerable food system

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It’s 20 years since the Stern Review declared that the costs of inaction on climate change are much higher than the costs of action. So why are emissions continuing to rise? Lord Nicholas Stern tells Bloomberg’s Akshat Rathi why he is optimistic about our ability to tackle climate change and what makes those actions the growth story of the 21st century.

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Read for free: The Growth Story of The 21st Century

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi and Alyssa McDonald. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

It&rsquo;s 20 years since the Stern Review declared that the costs of inaction on climate change are much higher than the costs of action. So why are emissions continuing to rise? Lord Nicholas Stern tells Bloomberg&rsquo;s Akshat Rathi why he is optimistic about our ability to tackle climate change and what makes those actions the growth story of the 21st century.
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<li aria-level="1">Read for free: <a href="https://press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.31389/lsepress.tgs">The Growth Story of The 21st Century</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi and Alyssa McDonald. 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>.

More than AI, this century’s growth story is climate action

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