Zero is in Baku, Azerbaijan, where delegates and heads of state from around the world have gathered for COP29.  Can a petrostate make a summit on decarbonization a success? And how much will the election of President Trump damage the US’s credibility on climate– and set negotiations back? Akshat Rathi tells producer Mythili Rao what’s in store in the two weeks ahead, and COP29 President Mukhtar Babyaev explains how Azerbaijan is trying to make the summit a success, despite concerns that NGOs and protesters will have limited access to the proceedings. Plus, Columbia University’s Jason Bordoff explains how the US’s role in climate diplomacy is about to change.

Explore further:
Past episode with Avinash Persaud about the big fights about finance expected at this COP
Past episode about a play dramatizing COP3, the 1997 Kyoto summit
Past episode about the achievements of COP28 in Dubai

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

Zero is in Baku, Azerbaijan, where delegates and heads of state from around the world have gathered for COP29.  Can a petrostate make a summit on decarbonization a success? And how much will the election of President Trump damage the US’s credibility on climate– and set negotiations back? Akshat Rathi tells producer Mythili Rao what’s in store in the two weeks ahead, and COP29 President Mukhtar Babyaev explains how Azerbaijan is trying to make the summit a success, despite concerns that NGOs and protesters will have limited access to the proceedings. Plus, Columbia University’s Jason Bordoff explains how the US’s role in climate diplomacy is about to change.
Explore further:
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<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/avinash-persaud-v3-mixdown">Avinash Persaud about the big fights about finance expected at this COP</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/kyoto-rerun-with-new-intro">about a play dramatizing COP3, the 1997 Kyoto summit</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode about <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/cop28-the-beginning-of-the-end-fossil-fuel-era">the achievements of COP28 in Dubai</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Siobhan Wagner, Blake Maples, and Ethan Steinberg. 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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The world needs climate leadership. Can Azerbaijan step up?

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At COP29 in Baku, Akshat Rathi is joined on stage at Bloomberg Green’s live event by Ali Zaidi, President Biden’s National Climate Advisor. Zaidi argues that it would be “economic malpractice” for the Trump administration to abandon the energy transition. Plus, veteran climate diplomat Jonathan Pershing explains why he believes global competition will result in an “acceleration of action” on green policy.

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Past episode with Ali Zaidi on the momentum generated by passing the IRA
Past episode with California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna on what Trump’s election means for US climate policy
Past episode with COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev on what would make this conference a success

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Jen Dlouhy, Sharon Chen, Siobhan Wagner, Ethan Steinberg, Blake Maples, 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.

At COP29 in Baku, Akshat Rathi is joined on stage at Bloomberg Green’s live event by Ali Zaidi, President Biden’s National Climate Advisor. Zaidi argues that it would be “economic malpractice” for the Trump administration to abandon the energy transition. Plus, veteran climate diplomat Jonathan Pershing explains why he believes global competition will result in an “acceleration of action” on green policy.
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<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/biden-climate-advisor-ali-zaidi-thinks-democrats-h">Ali Zaidi on the momentum generated by passing the IRA</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/trump-is-coming-back-now-what">with California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna on what Trump’s election means for US climate policy</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/cop-opener-blake-to-mythili-v4">COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev on what would make this conference a success</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Jen Dlouhy, Sharon Chen, Siobhan Wagner, Ethan Steinberg, Blake Maples, 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>.

The White House’s outgoing climate czar weighs in on Trump

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Climate leaders from around the world have convened in Baku, Azerbaijan for the UN’s biggest annual climate conference, COP29. And this year, it’s all about money. 

Member nations are negotiating over how much responsibility rich countries have to finance the energy transitions of smaller economies. But larger global tensions loom over the proceedings — including the reelection of Donald Trump.

In this episode of the Big Take, Bloomberg’s senior climate reporter and host of Zero Akshat Rathi calls in from COP29 to update host Sarah Holder on the unfolding negotiations and how America’s new president-elect changes the conversation. 

Climate leaders from around the world have convened in Baku, Azerbaijan for the UN’s biggest annual climate conference, COP29. And this year, it’s all about money. 
Member nations are negotiating over how much responsibility rich countries have to finance the energy transitions of smaller economies. But larger global tensions loom over the proceedings — including the reelection of Donald Trump.
In this episode of the Big Take, Bloomberg’s senior climate reporter and host of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-zero-the-climate-race-109889882/">Zero</a> Akshat Rathi calls in from COP29 to update host Sarah Holder on the unfolding negotiations and how America’s new president-elect changes the conversation.

Big Take: COP29 confronts tensions over funding clean energy transition

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Reporter Akshat Rathi sits down with ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods, who made his second-ever appearance at the United Nations climate conference. Woods made the case for why incoming US president Donald Trump shouldn’t exit the Paris Agreement, and should uphold the country’s monumental climate legislation passed under the Biden administration. It’s quite the tone shift for a company that has a well-documented history of sowing doubt about the dangers of global warming. Listen now, and subscribe on Apple,  Spotify, or YouTube to get new episodes of Zero every Thursday. 

Explore further:
Past episode about what’s at stake at COP29 in the aftermath of President Trump’s election
Past episode about the infamous fossil fuel lobbyist Don Pearlman and his role in the COP process
Past episode with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on why its green goals are good for business

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks to Kevin Crowley, Jen Dlouhy, Siobhan Wagner, Aaron Rutkoff, Jessica Beck and Ethan Steinberg. Thanks also to the Atlantic Council, the International Chamber of Commerce and Uve Sabirowsky. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

Reporter Akshat Rathi sits down with ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods, who made his second-ever appearance at the United Nations climate conference. Woods made the case for why incoming US president Donald Trump shouldn’t exit the Paris Agreement, and should uphold the country’s monumental climate legislation passed under the Biden administration. It’s quite the tone shift for a company that has a well-documented history of sowing doubt about the dangers of global warming. Listen now, and subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zero/id1621556928">Apple</a>,  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5rHwnJEjFRnivIdpWwnZyZ?si=985034d7e76a47a0">Spotify</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0MtnA98Xp8igGT9S3Na_zDD">YouTube</a> to get new episodes of Zero every Thursday. 
Explore further:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/45a9eb36-b851-4cd9-9beb-b22500c97802">about what’s at stake at COP29 in the aftermath of President Trump’s election</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/6681f587-f464-430e-9454-b21800edc5ff">about the infamous fossil fuel lobbyist Don Pearlman and his role in the COP process</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/cd2a922a-c660-44b6-93f2-b20b01328618">Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on why its green goals are good for business</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks to Kevin Crowley, Jen Dlouhy, Siobhan Wagner, Aaron Rutkoff, Jessica Beck and Ethan Steinberg. Thanks also to the Atlantic Council, the International Chamber of Commerce and Uve Sabirowsky. 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>.

What is the Exxon CEO doing on a climate podcast?

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The world needs climate leadership. Can Azerbaijan step up?

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