What causes a restaurant critic to trade the gourmet for the green? Why does a Shell geophysicist leave their decade-long career working on oil and gas fields? What makes a war-crimes lawyer want to pursue a career in climate? And why would a travel executive become a solar installer? This week on Zero, listeners tell us why they quit their jobs to work in the climate space, and what advice they have for others who want to do the same.

A special thank you to everyone who sent in their story.

Read a transcript of this episode, here.

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

What causes a restaurant critic to trade the gourmet for the green? Why does a Shell geophysicist leave their decade-long career working on oil and gas fields? What makes a war-crimes lawyer want to pursue a career in climate? And why would a travel executive become a solar installer? This week on Zero, listeners tell us why they quit their jobs to work in the climate space, and what advice they have for others who want to do the same.
A special thank you to everyone who sent in their story.
Read a transcript of this episode, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-05/transcript-zero-episode-21-how-to-quit-your-job-for-the-climate">here</a>.
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. 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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How to quit your job for the climate

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Five years ago, the Green Party celebrated its best-ever results in European elections, ushering in a new era of legislative progress But Covid-19, inflation, supply chain woes and Russia’s war in Ukraine stalled its ambitions. Now, in the face of lagging poll numbers, Dutch Member of European Parliament Bas Eickhout is trying to convince voters that the party’s vision of an equal and ecological Europe is still relevant – and isn’t too costly. 

Explore further:
Past episode with Daniel Fiorino on the challenge of democratic consensus-building when it comes to prioritizing climate policy
Past episode exploring the government interventions that allowed Danish fossil fuel giant Orsted to become the world's largest developer of wind power
Past episode with Europe's top industrialist Jim Hagemann Snabe on helping industrial behemoths reach climate goals

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Alicia Clanton and John Ainger. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

Five years ago, the Green Party celebrated its best-ever results in European elections, ushering in a new era of legislative progress But Covid-19, inflation, supply chain woes and Russia’s war in Ukraine stalled its ambitions. Now, in the face of lagging poll numbers, Dutch Member of European Parliament Bas Eickhout is trying to convince voters that the party’s vision of an equal and ecological Europe is still relevant – and isn’t too costly. 
Explore further:
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<li>Past episode with Daniel Fiorino on the challenge of <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/are-democracies-up-to-the-climate-challenge-with-d">democratic consensus-building when it comes to prioritizing climate policy</a></li>
<li>Past episode exploring the government interventions that allowed Danish fossil fuel giant <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/the-real-story-of-how-a-fossil-fuel-company-became">Orsted to become the world's largest developer of wind power</a></li>
<li>Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/europe-s-top-industrialist-jim-hagemann-snabe-green-battery">Europe's top industrialist Jim Hagemann Snabe on helping industrial behemoths reach climate goals</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Alicia Clanton and John Ainger. 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>.

Europe’s answer to the green backlash

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Africa currently loses between $7 billion and $15 billion a year because of climate change. If that trend continues, the sum could reach $50 billion by 2030. But African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina sees a way forward. He describes the financial instruments the bank is using to encourage investors to fund green development projects across the continent. Adesina talks about making climate investments more attractive globally, and unpacks the projects the bank is already funding – from solar panels in the Sahel to a hydroelectric dam in Mozambique. 

Explore further:
Past episode with Avinash Persaud on simplifying the complexities of climate finance
Past episode exploring how Brookfield Asset Management is making renewables profitable all around the world
Past episode discussing how to get big money to invest in projects that help people adapt to a world that's already hotter than ever before

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producers are Mythili Rao, Magnus Henriksen, and Oscar Boyd. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

Africa currently loses between $7 billion and $15 billion a year because of climate change. If that trend continues, the sum could reach $50 billion by 2030. But African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina sees a way forward. He describes the financial instruments the bank is using to encourage investors to fund green development projects across the continent. Adesina talks about making climate investments more attractive globally, and unpacks the projects the bank is already funding – from solar panels in the Sahel to a hydroelectric dam in Mozambique. 
Explore further:
<ul>
<li>Past episode with Avinash Persaud on <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/we-need-trillions-to-fix-the-climate-finally-there">simplifying the complexities of climate finance</a></li>
<li>Past episode exploring how Brookfield Asset Management is <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/making-renewables-a-profitable-bet-everywhere">making renewables profitable all around the world</a></li>
<li>Past episode discussing how to get big money to invest in projects that h<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/hey-nice-seawall-trillions-climate-adaptation">elp people adapt to a world that's already hotter than ever before</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producers are Mythili Rao, Magnus Henriksen, and Oscar Boyd. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim. 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>.

This bank is turning Africa into a climate investment opportunity

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Denmark’s Vestas has been making wind turbines exclusively since 1989 — well before the notion of an energy transition was commonplace. But that foresight hasn’t made for smooth sailing: When Henrik Andersen joined Vestas in 2013 as a board member, the company was deep in debt and shareholders were worried. A decade later, Andersen is CEO and has pulled Vestas out of trouble yet again, just as wind power is starting to play a critical role in the global energy transition. Andersen describes some of the government policies that have hindered or helped the growth of this sector, and describes the innovations making wind harvesting even more efficient. 

Explore further:
Listen to last week’s episode on the wind industry’s struggle and how one big player remains bullish.
Read about how the wind industry is breaking free of European bureaucracy.
Listen to an earlier episode on how to make the renewable energy industry profitable in developed and developing countries.

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producers are Mythili Rao, Sommer Saadi and Magnus Henriksson. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim and Will Mathis. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

Denmark’s Vestas has been making wind turbines exclusively since 1989 — well before the notion of an energy transition was commonplace. But that foresight hasn’t made for smooth sailing: When Henrik Andersen joined Vestas in 2013 as a board member, the company was deep in debt and shareholders were worried. A decade later, Andersen is CEO and has pulled Vestas out of trouble yet again, just as wind power is starting to play a critical role in the global energy transition. Andersen describes some of the government policies that have hindered or helped the growth of this sector, and describes the innovations making wind harvesting even more efficient. 
Explore further:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Listen to last week’s episode on <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/how-energy-islands-can-supercharge-offshore-wind">the wind industry’s struggle and how one big player remains bullish</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Read about how the wind industry is <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-12/wind-power-is-breaking-free-of-european-bureaucracy?sref=jjXJRDFv">breaking free of European bureaucracy</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen to an earlier episode on how to make the <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/making-renewables-a-profitable-bet-everywhere">renewable energy industry profitable in developed and developing countries</a>.</li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producers are Mythili Rao, Sommer Saadi and Magnus Henriksson. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim and Will Mathis. 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 slow and painful recovery of the wind industry

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