Capitalism can be blamed for worsening the climate crisis, says journalist Akshat Rathi, but it can also be used to drive the solutions to fix it. In this episode of TED Talks Daily, recorded at the Bloomberg Green Festival in Seattle, Rathi discusses his book Climate Capitalism, and how the strategic use of market forces and government policies can make sustainability profitable.

Capitalism can be blamed for worsening the climate crisis, says journalist Akshat Rathi, but it can also be used to drive the solutions to fix it. In this episode of TED Talks Daily, recorded at the Bloomberg Green Festival in Seattle, Rathi discusses his book Climate Capitalism, and how the strategic use of market forces and government policies can make sustainability profitable.

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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TED Talks Daily : Capitalism broke the climate. Now it can fix it

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Decarbonizing energy is just one part of the climate story. The other half is electrifying as much as possible. That is why electrification, not decarbonization, is likely going to be the most important climate story of 2026.

Kingsmill Bond is a strategist at thinktank Ember and the author of a paper called the Electrotech Revolution. This week on Zero, Bond tells Akshat Rathi why he believes electrification is inevitable, and what happens to those that are left behind.

Explore further:
Read the Electric Revolution report.

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.

Decarbonizing energy is just one part of the climate story. The other half is electrifying as much as possible. That is why electrification, not decarbonization, is likely going to be the most important climate story of 2026.
Kingsmill Bond is a strategist at thinktank Ember and the author of a paper called the Electrotech Revolution. This week on Zero, Bond tells Akshat Rathi why he believes electrification is inevitable, and what happens to those that are left behind.
Explore further:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Read the Electric Revolution <a href="https://www.electrotech-revolution.com/p/the-electrotech-revolution">report</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>.

Electrification – not decarbonization – is the climate story of 2026

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For the last decade, since the Paris Agreement was signed, governments have been trying to nudge big financial players to move more money into climate solutions. The idea was to drive action through data disclosure and net-zero goals, but that hasn’t yielded the results they hoped for. Have we got our approach to climate finance wrong? Lisa Sachs, director of Columbia University’s Center on Sustainable Investment, makes the case this week on the Zero podcast. 

Explore further:
Mark Carney’s full Tragedy of the Horizon speech - Bank of England
There’s a $10 Trillion Antidote to Trump’s Climate Backlash - Bloomberg 
Best Coffee Substitute? We Gave "Beanless" Brands a Try - Bloomberg 


Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Alastair Marsh, 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.

For the last decade, since the Paris Agreement was signed, governments have been trying to nudge big financial players to move more money into climate solutions. The idea was to drive action through data disclosure and net-zero goals, but that hasn&rsquo;t yielded the results they hoped for. Have we got our approach to climate finance wrong? Lisa Sachs, director of Columbia University&rsquo;s Center on Sustainable Investment, makes the case this week on the Zero podcast.&nbsp;
Explore further:
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/speech/2015/breaking-the-tragedy-of-the-horizon-climate-change-and-financial-stability">Mark Carney&rsquo;s full Tragedy of the Horizon speech - Bank of England</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-climate-tech-investments-data-emissions-energy-capacity/">There&rsquo;s a $10 Trillion Antidote to Trump&rsquo;s Climate Backlash - Bloomberg</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-05-30/best-coffee-substitute-we-gave-beanless-brands-a-try?srnd=phx-green&amp;embedded-checkout=true">Best Coffee Substitute? We Gave "Beanless" Brands a Try - Bloomberg</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
 Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Alastair Marsh, 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>.

Did we get climate finance all wrong? 

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President Donald Trump wants US companies to rebuild Venezuela's oil fields after the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

This week on Zero, US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins Akshat Rathi to discuss why the US is acting like a petro bully, how countries can resist an increasingly aggressive Trump administration and why Democrats are making a mistake by shying away from talking about climate action.

Read more:
Venezuela’s New Leader Is the Oil Industry’s Long-Time Ally 
Venezuela’s Rule by Fear Endures After Maduro Capture: Photos - Bloomberg

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Jennifer Dlouhy, 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.

President Donald Trump wants US companies to rebuild Venezuela's oil fields after the capture of Nicolas Maduro.
This week on&nbsp;Zero, US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins Akshat Rathi to discuss why the US is acting like a petro bully, how countries can resist an increasingly aggressive Trump administration and why Democrats are making a mistake by shying away from talking about climate action.
Read more:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-06/venezuela-s-new-leader-is-who-global-oil-wanted-all-along">Venezuela&rsquo;s New Leader Is the Oil Industry&rsquo;s Long-Time Ally</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-06/venezuela-s-rule-by-fear-endures-after-maduro-capture-photos?srnd=homepage-uk">Venezuela&rsquo;s Rule by Fear Endures After Maduro Capture: Photos - Bloomberg</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Jennifer Dlouhy, 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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>.

America the bully becomes the supreme petrostate

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TED Talks Daily : Capitalism broke the climate. Now it can fix it

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