Europe has been in a state of energy crisis ever since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Prices are high, industry is struggling and the world feels increasingly hostile. So what's the way out? Kristian Ruby is the secretary general of Eurelectric, the trade association of the European electricity industry, and he joins Akshat Rathi on Zero to explain why he sees electrification as the solution Europe needs. 

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Europe has been in a state of energy crisis ever since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Prices are high, industry is struggling and the world feels increasingly hostile. So what's the way out? Kristian Ruby is the secretary general of Eurelectric, the trade association of the European electricity industry, and he joins Akshat Rathi on Zero to explain why he sees electrification as the solution Europe needs.&nbsp;
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The big questions over European electrification

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The UK was once a pioneer of rail technology. Now, it has one of the worst electrification rates in the world and relies heavily on diesel for long-distance trains. Battery-electric trains are a solution to change the game. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi speaks with James O’Sullivan, product director at Alstom, one of the world's biggest train companies, about a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) contract for battery-electric trains and how they can decarbonize rail travel. 

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Alstom and TransPennine Express sign €1.2 billion contracts for Britain’s first mainline battery-electric trains -- press release

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The UK was once a pioneer of rail technology. Now, it has one of the worst electrification rates in the world and relies heavily on diesel for long-distance trains. Battery-electric trains are a solution to change the game. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi speaks with James O&rsquo;Sullivan, product director at Alstom, one of the world's biggest train companies, about a &pound;1 billion ($1.3 billion) contract for battery-electric trains and how they can decarbonize rail travel.&nbsp;
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First cars, now trains: Batteries are coming for everything

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Zero is on a break this week, so we’re bringing you an episode from Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast.

Hosts Tracy Allowayand Joe Weisenthal speak with Justin Mankin, professor of geography at Dartmouth College and director of the Climate Modelling and Impacts Group, about the enormous impacts El Niño could have on the global economy. This episode was originally recorded in August, but with El Niño already roiling industries and continuing to strengthen, it feels as relevant as ever. If you'd like to read the latest news on El Niño, check out this article from Bloomberg Green’s Eric Roston.

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Zero is on a break this week, so we&rsquo;re bringing you an episode from Bloomberg's <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/oddlots">Odd Lots</a> podcast.
Hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal speak with Justin Mankin, professor of geography at Dartmouth College and director of the Climate Modelling and Impacts Group, about the enormous impacts El Ni&ntilde;o could have on the global economy. This episode was originally recorded in August, but with El Ni&ntilde;o already roiling industries and continuing to strengthen, it feels as relevant as ever. If you'd like to read the latest news on El Ni&ntilde;o, check out <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-08/this-year-s-el-nino-is-set-to-be-the-most-intense-ever-recorded?srnd=undefined">this article</a> from Bloomberg Green&rsquo;s Eric Roston.
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A historic El Niño is coming that could cost the world trillions: Odd Lots

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Zero is on a break this week, so we’re bringing you an episode from the Bloomberg Australia podcast. A shipyard in Tasmania has delivered the world’s largest electric ship, a 130-metre ferry powered by more than 250 tons of batteries. Host Rebecca Jones talks to David Stringer, Asia Managing Editor for Bloomberg Green and ESG, who toured the vessel and met veteran shipbuilder Robert Clifford. They explore what Tasmania’s maritime innovation could mean for an industry under pressure to cut emissions.

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Zero is on a break this week, so we&rsquo;re bringing you an episode from the <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/podcasts/series/bloomberg-australia">Bloomberg Australia</a> podcast. A shipyard in Tasmania has delivered the world&rsquo;s largest electric ship, a 130-metre ferry powered by more than 250 tons of batteries. Host Rebecca Jones talks to David Stringer, Asia Managing Editor for Bloomberg Green and ESG, who toured the vessel and met veteran shipbuilder Robert Clifford. They explore what Tasmania&rsquo;s maritime innovation could mean for an industry under pressure to cut emissions.
Vote for Zero in the Signal Podcast Awards:
We&rsquo;re excited to announce that Zero has been selected as a finalist for the Signal Podcast Awards in the Sustainability &amp; Environment category. Now we need your vote to help us win. Vote for Zero at <a href="https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/genre/sustainability-environment">https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/genre/sustainability-environment</a>. Thank you.
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Tasmania’s electric shipping bet: Bloomberg Australia

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China is a hotbed of innovation, filling nearly half of the world’s new patents every year. Much of that work is in the world of clean tech and a whole ecosystem is growing to help make these breakthroughs commercial. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Tonny Xie, chairman of Bluetech Clean Air Alliance, a China-based nonprofit organization that’s helping to grow the next era of climate startups. 

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Zero: Inside China’s $7 Trillion Green Finance Market 

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China is a hotbed of innovation, filling nearly half of the world&rsquo;s new patents every year. Much of that work is in the world of clean tech and a whole ecosystem is growing to help make these breakthroughs commercial. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Tonny Xie, chairman of Bluetech Clean Air Alliance, a China-based nonprofit organization that&rsquo;s helping to grow the next era of climate startups.&nbsp;
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<li>Bluetech Clean Air Alliance <a href="https://en.cleanairchina.org">website</a></li>
<li>Zero: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-09-16/zero-inside-china-s-7-trillion-green-finance-market-podcast">Inside China&rsquo;s $7 Trillion Green Finance Market&nbsp;</a></li>
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Inside the little-known world of China's clean tech startups

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Miatta Fahnbulleh, the UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, discusses the country's energy transition, the push for affordable and secure power and the UK’s role in the global climate action with Bloomberg's Aaron Rutkoff at Bloomberg Green New York 2026.

Watch the video of this conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdgTzMIgS9g

Miatta Fahnbulleh, the UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, discusses the country's energy transition, the push for affordable and secure power and the UK&rsquo;s role in the global climate action with Bloomberg's Aaron Rutkoff at Bloomberg Green New York 2026.
Watch the video of this conversation here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdgTzMIgS9g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdgTzMIgS9g</a>

UK energy secretary on net zero and cheaper power: live from New York

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How to make electricity cheap is a question that’s bedeviling policy makers around the world, particularly in the US and Europe. Some countries, however, have figured it out, including Iceland, Norway and China. So how do we get to that point? And what is the role of government versus the role of technology? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Arthur Downing, author of Power and the People, to discuss how to build an electrostate.

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Read Arthur’s Substack: https://energynetworks.substack.com/
Find a copy of Arthur’s book: https://amzn.eu/d/0dSrRHty 

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.

How to make electricity cheap is a question that&rsquo;s bedeviling policy makers around the world, particularly in the US and Europe. Some countries, however, have figured it out, including Iceland, Norway and China. So how do we get to that point? And what is the role of government versus the role of technology? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Arthur Downing, author of Power and the People, to discuss how to build an electrostate.
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<li aria-level="1">Read Arthur&rsquo;s Substack: <a href="https://energynetworks.substack.com/">https://energynetworks.substack.com/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Find a copy of Arthur&rsquo;s book: <a href="https://amzn.eu/d/0dSrRHty">https://amzn.eu/d/0dSrRHty</a>&nbsp;</li>
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How to build an electrostate

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When it comes to green tech, China is a list of superlatives. It produces more solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and batteries than anywhere else in the world. But is finance the real climate hero? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Ma Jun, chairman of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and former chief economist of China’s central bank. They discuss how the country became a green-finance superpower and how other nations can speed up their own transitions. 

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The Hong Kong Green Finance Association website 
China’s $6.8 Trillion Green Finance Boom Seen Advancing Further - Bloomberg

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When it comes to green tech, China is a list of superlatives. It produces more solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and batteries than anywhere else in the world. But is finance the real climate hero? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Ma Jun, chairman of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association and former chief economist of China&rsquo;s central bank. They discuss how the country became a green-finance superpower and how other nations can speed up their own transitions.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">The Hong Kong Green Finance Association <a href="https://www.hkgreenfinance.org/">website</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-29/china-s-6-8-trillion-green-finance-boom-seen-advancing-further">China&rsquo;s $6.8 Trillion Green Finance Boom Seen Advancing Further - Bloomberg</a></li>
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Inside China’s $7 trillion green finance market

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Climber Alex Honnold is best known as the star of Free Solo, an Oscar-winning documentary that followed his rope-free ascent of the 3,000-foot (1,000-meter) face of Yosemite’s El Capitan. But he has also established the Honnold Foundation to bring solar power to those who most need it. This week on Zero, Bloomberg’s Akshat Rathi asks Honnold how he gets big things done and why helping communities get clean energy has become his other passion in life.

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Alex Honnold's website
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Climber Alex Honnold is best known as the star of Free Solo, an Oscar-winning documentary that followed his rope-free ascent of the 3,000-foot (1,000-meter) face of Yosemite&rsquo;s El Capitan. But he has also established the Honnold Foundation to bring solar power to those who most need it. This week on Zero, Bloomberg&rsquo;s Akshat Rathi asks Honnold how he gets big things done and why helping communities get clean energy has become his other passion in life.
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<li aria-level="1">Alex Honnold's <a href="https://www.alexhonnold.com">website</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Free Solo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urRVZ4SW7WU">trailer</a></li>
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Free Solo climber Alex Honnold's next mission: solar for everyone

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Energy consumers are used to a pretty simple transaction with utility companies: get electricity to power your home, pay up every month. Now, more consumers are stockpiling their own energy using solar panels and batteries. And some are even making money by selling that energy back to the grid. On last week's Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder talked with Zero host Akshat Rathi about a new class of at-home energy trader that’s vibe coding its way to daily energy savings and big profits.

Read the full feature story here.

Find all episodes of The Big Take podcast here.

 

 

Energy consumers are used to a pretty simple transaction with utility companies: get electricity to power your home, pay up every month. Now, more consumers are stockpiling their own energy using solar panels and batteries. And some are even making money by selling that energy back to the grid. On last week's Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder talked with Zero host Akshat Rathi about a new class of at-home energy trader that&rsquo;s vibe coding its way to daily energy savings and big profits.
Read the full feature story&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-03/consumers-profit-off-solar-batteries-selling-excess-energy-back-to-grid-mtlkf7l8?srnd=undefined">here.</a>
Find all episodes of The Big Take podcast <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/bigtake">here</a>.
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Do-it-yourself energy traders are gaming the grid: Big Take

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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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