The world has seen two historic elections in the past few weeks. First in Brazil, where President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva came from behind to win a fourth term. Then in the US, where a “blue tsunami” led to the Democratic party winning both the House and Senate. So what does this all mean for climate and energy policy and for negotiations at COP31? Bloomberg’s Jennifer A Dlouhy and Fabiano Maissonave join Akshat Rathi on a special episode of Zero recorded on the sidelines of this year's climate talks in Antalya, Turkey.

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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 https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

The world has seen two historic elections in the past few weeks. First in Brazil, where President Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva came from behind to win a fourth term. Then in the US, where a &ldquo;blue tsunami&rdquo; led to the Democratic party winning both the House and Senate. So what does this all mean for climate and energy policy and for negotiations at COP31? Bloomberg&rsquo;s Jennifer A Dlouhy and Fabiano Maissonave join Akshat Rathi on a special episode of Zero recorded on the sidelines of this year's climate talks in Antalya, Turkey.
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"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-10-15/brazil-election-amazon-highway-br-319-shows-high-climate-stakes">550-Mile Amazon Highway Shows Climate Stakes of Brazil&rsquo;s Election</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-08/global-climate-talks-open-with-big-questions-and-shrinking-goals?srnd=undefined">Global Climate Talks Open With Big Questions and Shrinking Goals</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>.

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.

Zero: The Climate Race

Zero

How two historic elections will reshape climate policy

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