Many consider a widespread war in the Middle East the worst-case scenario for the global oil and gas markets. That war is here, and it could have wide-ranging, long-lasting impacts on energy and climate policy. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi speaks with Jason Bordoff, director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University and former energy and climate advisor to President Barack Obama to try to understand what those impacts could look like. Will countries double down on fossil fuels or will they speed up the clean-energy transition?

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For all of Bloomberg's coverage of Iran, visit: https://www.bloomberg.com/uk
What the War With Iran Means for Renewable Energy Deployment 

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Eleanor Harrison-Dengate, 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.

Many consider a widespread war in the Middle East the worst-case scenario for the global oil and gas markets. That war is here, and it could have wide-ranging, long-lasting impacts on energy and climate policy. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi speaks with Jason Bordoff, director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University and former energy and climate advisor to President Barack Obama to try to understand what those impacts could look like. Will countries double down on fossil fuels or will they speed up the clean-energy transition?
Links and more:&nbsp;
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<li>For all of Bloomberg's coverage of Iran, visit: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/uk">https://www.bloomberg.com/uk</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-02/middle-east-conflict-what-it-means-for-the-green-energy-transition?srnd=undefined">What the War With Iran Means for Renewable Energy Deployment</a>&nbsp;</li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Eleanor Harrison-Dengate, 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>.

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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War with Iran is a nightmare for oil and gas. What does it mean for clean energy?

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On the morning of August 26, a glacial collapse in the Himalayas triggered a flash flood that sent ice, mud, rocks and fast-moving water through a valley in Nepal, wiping out entire communities. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Lou Del Bello, who has been reporting on the disaster for Bloomberg News from New Delhi. They discuss what can be done to keep mountain communities safe, and why events like this are likely to become more frequent in a warming world.

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What Caused Nepal’s Deadly Flash Flood? Here’s What We Know
Nepal: The World's Mountains Are Ticking Time Bombs - Bloomberg
A Building Boom in the Himalayas Threatens Climate Disasters
The Swiss Alps Reckon With the Threat of Collapsing Glaciers
Sound of the week: CRYING GLACIER - The inner sounds of a glacier

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Laura Millan 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.

On the morning of August 26, a glacial collapse in the Himalayas triggered a flash flood that sent ice, mud, rocks and fast-moving water through a valley in Nepal, wiping out entire communities. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by Lou Del Bello, who has been reporting on the disaster for Bloomberg News from New Delhi. They discuss what can be done to keep mountain communities safe, and why events like this are likely to become more frequent in a warming world.
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-30/nepal-warns-of-more-floods-as-rescue-efforts-risk-disruption?itm_source=record&amp;itm_campaign=Nepal-Tibet_Floods&amp;itm_content=Latest-0">Nepal Races to Find Missing Amid Threats of Further Flooding</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/nepal-flash-floods-what-causes-them-and-why-the-country-is-so-vulnerable?srnd=undefined">What Caused Nepal&rsquo;s Deadly Flash Flood? Here&rsquo;s What We Know</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-08-27/nepal-the-world-s-mountains-are-ticking-time-bombs?srnd=undefined&amp;sref=jjXJRDFv">Nepal: The World's Mountains Are Ticking Time Bombs - Bloomberg</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-india-climate-disaster-himalayas/">A Building Boom in the Himalayas Threatens Climate Disasters</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-swiss-glacier-collapse-risk/">The Swiss Alps Reckon With the Threat of Collapsing Glaciers</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Sound of the week: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MkjeEEDlQU&amp;t=279s">CRYING GLACIER - The inner sounds of a glacier</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Laura Millan 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>.

Nepal disaster shows how mountains are becoming less stable

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Extreme weather events this year are starting to hurt food production in serious ways, which is likely to push up everyone’s food prices. That’s before the weather-wrecking super El Niño has really kicked in. So how do we build a food system that is more resilient, more secure and has lower emissions? Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor at the Oxford Martin School, joins Akshat Rathi on Zero to discuss.

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Mingfang Ting on Zero: Is the World Prepared for Super El Niño?
George Monbiot on Zero: The Food System Needs a Radical Rethink

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.

Extreme weather events this year are starting to hurt food production in serious ways, which is likely to push up everyone&rsquo;s food prices. That&rsquo;s before the weather-wrecking super El Ni&ntilde;o has really kicked in. So how do we build a food system that is more resilient, more secure and has lower emissions? Paul Behrens, British Academy Global Professor at the Oxford Martin School, joins Akshat Rathi on Zero to discuss.
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<li aria-level="1">The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: <a href="https://drpaulbehrens.com/books/">https://drpaulbehrens.com/books/</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Mingfang Ting on Zero: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-07-02/zero-is-the-world-prepared-for-super-el-nino-podcast">Is the World Prepared for Super El Ni&ntilde;o?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">George Monbiot on Zero: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-24/the-food-system-needs-a-radical-rethink">The Food System Needs a Radical Rethink</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>.

How to fix our vulnerable food system

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It’s 20 years since the Stern Review declared that the costs of inaction on climate change are much higher than the costs of action. So why are emissions continuing to rise? Lord Nicholas Stern tells Bloomberg’s Akshat Rathi why he is optimistic about our ability to tackle climate change and what makes those actions the growth story of the 21st century.

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Read for free: The Growth Story of The 21st Century

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.

It&rsquo;s 20 years since the Stern Review declared that the costs of inaction on climate change are much higher than the costs of action. So why are emissions continuing to rise? Lord Nicholas Stern tells Bloomberg&rsquo;s Akshat Rathi why he is optimistic about our ability to tackle climate change and what makes those actions the growth story of the 21st century.
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<li aria-level="1">Read for free: <a href="https://press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.31389/lsepress.tgs">The Growth Story of The 21st Century</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>.

More than AI, this century’s growth story is climate action

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War with Iran is a nightmare for oil and gas. What does it mean for clean energy?

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