The COP31 climate conference begins in Turkey next week. Can countries make headway in the current geopolitical landscape? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Chris Bowen, Australia's minister for climate change and energy and the president of negotiations at COP31, to ask what breakthroughs he hopes to see at the climate conference, why electrification is so high on the agenda and whether progress can be made in the face of a climate-hostile US. 

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The COP31 climate conference begins in Turkey next week. Can countries make headway in the current geopolitical landscape? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Chris Bowen, Australia's minister for climate change and energy and the president of negotiations at COP31, to ask what breakthroughs he hopes to see at the climate conference, why electrification is so high on the agenda and whether progress can be made in the face of a climate-hostile US.&nbsp;
Explore further:
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<li aria-level="1">Find all of Bloomberg&rsquo;s COP coverage: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/fBdbMY3rBZU" data-destination="rte:bind">https://youtu.be/fBdbMY3rBZU</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to David Stringer, Lili Pike, Azman Usmani, Laura Millan, John Ainger, Jen Dlouhy, James Mayger, Sommer Saadi, Meaghan Olsen, 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>.

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