Zero explores the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week, Bloomberg Green’s award-winning climate reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people who are making it happen. Episodes launch September 15.

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. It is produced by Christine Driscoll and Oscar Boyd. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. 

For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green

Zero explores the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week, Bloomberg Green’s award-winning climate reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people who are making it happen. Episodes launch September 15.Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. It is produced by Christine Driscoll and Oscar Boyd. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green

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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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. 

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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;
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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>
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 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.
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<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>
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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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Kim Stanley Robinson’s life project has been imagining utopias. He’s a science-fiction writer best known in climate circles for writing Ministry For The Future, which depicts a future in which the world gets to grips with climate change following an extreme heat event that kills millions. Robinson joins Akshat Rathi this week on Zero to discuss how to create better futures and whether it’s right to pursue abundance.  

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Kim Stanley Robinson Imagines Utopia in 2025
How a Utopian Sci-Fi Author Writes Toward a Low-Carbon Future 

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.

Kim Stanley Robinson&rsquo;s life project has been imagining utopias. He&rsquo;s a science-fiction writer best known in climate circles for writing Ministry For The Future, which depicts a future in which the world gets to grips with climate change following an extreme heat event that kills millions. Robinson joins Akshat Rathi this week on Zero to discuss how to create better futures and whether it&rsquo;s right to pursue abundance.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-02/why-kim-stanley-robinson-is-optimistic-about-the-climate-future">Kim Stanley Robinson Imagines Utopia in 2025</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-03/how-sci-fi-author-kim-stanley-robinson-imagines-a-low-carbon-future?embedded-checkout=true">How a Utopian Sci-Fi Author Writes Toward a Low-Carbon Future </a></li>
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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>.

Abundance or adequacy? The search for better climate futures

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