Are fossil fuel companies needed in a clean energy future? Is the UK really backsliding on climate progress? And how can you find out more about solar? In the last episode of Zero for 2024, host Akshat Rathi and producers Oscar Boyd and Christine Driscoll talk about some of their favorite statistics that show people taking action on the climate crisis.

Read more: 
World Energy Employment 2023 – Analysis - IEA
Annual North Sea oil and gas licences - Energy Live News
The Godfather of Solar Predicts Its Future - Bloomberg
How to Quit Your Job for the Climate
How to Crisis-Proof Climate Action


Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks to Kira Bindrim. Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit bloomberg.com/green.

Are fossil fuel companies needed in a clean energy future? Is the UK really backsliding on climate progress? And how can you find out more about solar? In the last episode of Zero for 2024, host Akshat Rathi and producers Oscar Boyd and Christine Driscoll talk about some of their favorite statistics that show people taking action on the climate crisis.
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-employment-2023">World Energy Employment 2023 – Analysis - IEA</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.energylivenews.com/2023/11/06/annual-north-sea-oil-and-gas-licences-a-distraction-from-energy-security/">Annual North Sea oil and gas licences - Energy Live News</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-21/the-godfather-of-solar-predicts-its-future">The Godfather of Solar Predicts Its Future - Bloomberg</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/zero-the-climate-race/id1621556928?i=1000592551305">How to Quit Your Job for the Climate</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/zero-the-climate-race/id1621556928?i=1000579532959">How to Crisis-Proof Climate Action</a></li>
</ul>
 Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks to Kira Bindrim. Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">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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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, gathering ministers and climate envoys from 57 countries to try and chart a path to end the use of fossil fuels. This week on Zero, Tzeporah Berman, chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, tells Akshat Rathi what the conference achieved and where it goes next. 

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Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative website
First Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
Countries Draw Up Next Steps to Decarbonize at Colombia Fossil-Fuel Summit
Climate Negotiators Meet in Santa Marta to Discuss Fossil Fuel Transition - Bloomberg

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

At COP28 in December 2023, the world committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels. Yet in the years since, there&rsquo;s been little progress. A meeting in Colombia last month hoped to change that, gathering ministers and climate envoys from 57 countries to try and chart a path to end the use of fossil fuels. This week on Zero, Tzeporah Berman, chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, tells Akshat Rathi what the conference achieved and where it goes next.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/">Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative</a> website</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.fossilfueltreaty.org/conference">First Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/colombia-summit-sets-next-steps-for-countries-to-exit-oil-gas-and-coal">Countries Draw Up Next Steps to Decarbonize at Colombia Fossil-Fuel Summit</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-04-30/climate-negotiators-meet-in-santa-marta-to-discuss-fossil-fuel-transition">Climate Negotiators Meet in Santa Marta to Discuss Fossil Fuel Transition - Bloomberg</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, 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>.

The countries plotting the end of the fossil-fuel era

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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 more oil and gas in the North Sea and encourage fracking on British soil.

This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi asks Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice about the party’s climate and energy plans, and why he calls it “net stupid zero.” 

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Read the full annotated transcript of this conversation
Worst Start to Wildfire Season Raises Alarm as El Niño Threatens
Scientists Ditch Worst-Case Climate Scenario For Good Reasons

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to 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 https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

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 more oil and gas in the North Sea and encourage fracking on British soil.
This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi asks Reform&rsquo;s deputy leader Richard Tice about the party&rsquo;s climate and energy plans, and why he calls it &ldquo;net stupid zero.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Explore further:
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<li>Read the full annotated transcript of <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-20/reform-s-richard-tice-on-climate-science-renewables-subsidies-and-fracking">this conversation</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/worst-start-to-wildfire-season-raises-alarm-as-el-nino-threatens">Worst Start to Wildfire Season Raises Alarm as El Ni&ntilde;o Threatens</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-19/scientists-ditch-worst-case-climate-scenario-with-ridicule-from-trump?srnd=undefined&amp;sref=jjXJRDFv">Scientists Ditch Worst-Case Climate Scenario For Good Reasons</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to 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>.

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

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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 and former chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They discuss how investors and companies are responding to the energy shock, where the green transition might falter and who will emerge winners a decade from now. 

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to 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 https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

With wars raging and supply chains blocked, we&rsquo;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 and former chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They discuss how investors and companies are responding to the energy shock, where the green transition might falter and who will emerge winners a decade from now.&nbsp;
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to 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>.

Electrons will be central to the next era of geopolitical stability

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