As the world moves away from fossil fuels, the electricity grid will need to be able to handle a greater and greater load. In the second installment of Zero’s grid series, Akshat Rathi sits down with Scottish Power CEO Keith Anderson to talk about what that looks like in the UK. They discussed the promise of GB Energy, the challenges of hiring qualified engineers, and what the new Labour government can do to speed up the UK’s energy transition. 

Explore further:
Past Grid Series episode with National Grid’s Sanjeet Sanghera about the challenges of updating the grid around the world
Past episode about the role of the UK’s Climate Change Committee in shaping net zero policy
Past episode with Vesta’s CEO Henrik Andersen about the wind industry’s hurdles

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

As the world moves away from fossil fuels, the electricity grid will need to be able to handle a greater and greater load. In the second installment of Zero’s grid series, Akshat Rathi sits down with Scottish Power CEO Keith Anderson to talk about what that looks like in the UK. They discussed the promise of GB Energy, the challenges of hiring qualified engineers, and what the new Labour government can do to speed up the UK’s energy transition. 
Explore further:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Past Grid Series episode <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/4f043f5f-7195-4ac9-9f3e-b1b700a88eea">with National Grid’s Sanjeet Sanghera about the challenges of updating the grid around the world</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode about<a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/b30c1deb-a86f-4521-8ae3-b14700b7920e"> the role of the UK’s Climate Change Committee in shaping net zero policy</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/38baaa01-fa09-449e-ac21-b15c01178e6d">Vesta’s CEO Henrik Andersen about the wind industry’s hurdles</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Matthew Griffin, and Anna Mazarakis. 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.

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The unstoppable march toward electrification: The Grid Series

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Upgrading the grid for a net-zero world isn’t just a matter of building new infrastructure. Yes, miles of additional cables will be needed, as will more transformers, more substations and more engineers and technicians. But plenty of existing technology will also need to be updated. On the third episode of Zero’s grid series, TS Conductor founder Jason Huang discusses the material science breakthroughs that have enabled his company to create cables that have twice the conductivity of existing cables — and just as much strength. 

Explore further:
Past episode with grid expert Sanjeet Sanghera about the global challenge of updating the grid
Past episode with Scottish Power CEO Keith Anderson about the kinds of government interventions that can speed the march to electrification 
Past episode with Bill Gates about the tech startup investment landscape

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

Upgrading the grid for a net-zero world isn’t just a matter of building new infrastructure. Yes, miles of additional cables will be needed, as will more transformers, more substations and more engineers and technicians. But plenty of existing technology will also need to be updated. On the third episode of Zero’s grid series, TS Conductor founder Jason Huang discusses the material science breakthroughs that have enabled his company to create cables that have twice the conductivity of existing cables — and just as much strength. 
Explore further:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/4f043f5f-7195-4ac9-9f3e-b1b700a88eea">Past episode with grid expert Sanjeet Sanghera</a> about the global challenge of updating the grid</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/d18ce709-cef2-49fd-84c8-b1bd011e69aa">Past episode with Scottish Power CEO Keith Anderson</a> about the kinds of government interventions that can speed the march to electrification </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/5c03674f-ef34-4279-81a9-b19a00c73e8a">Past episode with Bill Gates</a> about the tech startup investment landscape</li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Matthew Griffin, and Jessica Beck. 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>.

Wires carrying twice the power show the future: The Grid Series

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Even before we turn on a light switch or plug an appliance into an electric outlet, the atoms that power our daily life have traveled a long journey across the grid to reach our homes. And to meet the demands of a net zero future, that grid will need an upgrade. BloombergNEF analysis estimates that the world will need to nearly double its grid network to 111 million kilometers– a distance almost three quarters the way to the sun– by 2050. How will we get there?  Former BNEF grid expert Sanjeet Sanghera, who is now working on strategic futures at the National Grid, tells Akshat Rathi about the challenges and opportunities presented by the enormous transformation of the world’s biggest machine.

Explore further:
Past episode with Stacey Abrams on how Americans can switch to electric heating and appliances in their homes
Past episode with Jenny Chase of BNEF on how the world can triple renewables by 2030.
Past episode with MIT’s Priya Donti on how AI’s climate change applications may include grid optimization
Past episode with Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen on the recovery and growth of the wind industry

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

Even before we turn on a light switch or plug an appliance into an electric outlet, the atoms that power our daily life have traveled a long journey across the grid to reach our homes. And to meet the demands of a net zero future, that grid will need an upgrade. BloombergNEF analysis estimates that the world will need to nearly double its grid network to 111 million kilometers– a distance almost three quarters the way to the sun– by 2050. How will we get there?  Former BNEF grid expert Sanjeet Sanghera, who is now working on strategic futures at the National Grid, tells Akshat Rathi about the challenges and opportunities presented by the enormous transformation of the world’s biggest machine.
Explore further:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/fddf36b1-fe60-4500-b30d-b1ab015d2c0b">Stacey Abrams on how Americans can switch to electric heating and appliances in their homes</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/3429d271-a42e-42fc-9f3b-b0cb017e0b7a">Jenny Chase of BNEF on how the world can triple renewables by 2030.</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/238120ba-1978-411d-97c2-b17f00f2e255">MIT’s Priya Donti on how AI’s climate change applications may include grid optimization</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/38baaa01-fa09-449e-ac21-b15c01178e6d">Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen on the recovery and growth of the wind industry</a> </li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Siobhan Wagner and Matthew Griffin. 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>.

Upgrading the world’s biggest machine: The Grid Series

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Lucie Pinson is a climate activist focused on the banks that fund fossil fuel projects. But she doesn’t march, chant, picket corporate headquarters, or glue herself to the road. Instead, she and her team at the Paris-based nonprofit Reclaim Finance get to know Corporate Social Responsibility officers, trawl through company statements and portfolios, and join shareholder calls. Reclaim Finance’s strategy is all about finding ways to pressure big financial institutions from the inside– and it works. She tells Akshat Rathi about some of the successes her organization has had, and why even bank employees who don’t care about green issues might find reasons to work with her.

Explore further:
Past episode with Richard Curtis of Make My Money Matter about the push to make retirement plans greener
Past episode on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what happens when a “climate bank” goes under 
Past episode with Brynn O’Brien of the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, a shareholder activist organization focused on publicly traded companies with net zero targets 

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Matthew Griffin, Natasha White, Alastair Marsh, and Mohsis Andam. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

Lucie Pinson is a climate activist focused on the banks that fund fossil fuel projects. But she doesn’t march, chant, picket corporate headquarters, or glue herself to the road. Instead, she and her team at the Paris-based nonprofit Reclaim Finance get to know Corporate Social Responsibility officers, trawl through company statements and portfolios, and join shareholder calls. Reclaim Finance’s strategy is all about finding ways to pressure big financial institutions from the inside– and it works. She tells Akshat Rathi about some of the successes her organization has had, and why even bank employees who don’t care about green issues might find reasons to work with her.
Explore further:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/f03868b4-776c-4293-85fb-b01300c10ac9">Richard Curtis of Make My Money Matter about the push to make retirement plans greener</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode on the <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/caec3891-aebd-4cdc-9d8a-afc700bd2386">collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what happens when a “climate bank” goes under </a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omnystudio.com/p/zero/clips/82fb1035-1cc9-4443-88d8-b08a015c3097">Brynn O’Brien of the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, a shareholder activist organization focused on publicly traded companies with net zero targets </a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Kira Bindrim, Matthew Griffin, Natasha White, Alastair Marsh, and Mohsis Andam. 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 climate activist trying to change banks from the inside

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The unstoppable march toward electrification: The Grid Series

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