What role does venture capital have in bringing carbon-cutting technologies to reality? Does it prop up bad ideas or free outrageous ones? In this episode, Bloomberg Green’s Akshat Rathi talks to Gabriel Kra of Prelude Ventures about the role venture capital plays in boosting the US cleantech industry and how the new US climate bill is changing the startup landscape.  

Read more about the battery startup QuantumScape that Kra mentions as a key success story for VC funding.

Read a full transcript of this episode, here.

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our senior producer is Christine Driscoll and our producer is 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

What role does venture capital have in bringing carbon-cutting technologies to reality? Does it prop up bad ideas or free outrageous ones? In this episode, Bloomberg Green’s Akshat Rathi talks to Gabriel Kra of Prelude Ventures about the role venture capital plays in boosting the US cleantech industry and how the new US climate bill is changing the startup landscape.  
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-quantumscape-battery/">Read more about the battery startup QuantumScape</a> that Kra mentions as a key success story for VC funding.
Read a full transcript of this episode, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-22/transcript-zero-episode-2-why-venture-capital-is-crucial-to-the-climate-fight">here</a>.
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our senior producer is Christine Driscoll and our producer is Oscar Boyd. 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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Why venture capital is crucial to the climate fight with Gabriel Kra

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It went well past the official deadline, late into the night – but finally, COP29 ended with a deal. Hardly anyone felt victorious. Back from Baku, reporter Akshat Rathi tells producer Mythili Rao why the agreed on New Climate Quantified Goal of $300 billion made both developed and developing countries unhappy, and he shares what heads of state and ministers from Denmark to Mauritania and Indonesia to Israel had to tell Zero about this year’s conference.

Explore further:
Past episode about COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev’s challenges in Baku
Past episode about why climate finance fights were expected to dominate COP29
Past episode with Brazil’s climate secretary about the country’s vision for COP30

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks to Siobhan Wagner, Sharon Chen, Jen Dlouhy, Alfred Cang, John Ainger, Natasha White, Will Kennedy, Rakteem Katakey, and Aaron Rutkoff. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

It went well past the official deadline, late into the night – but finally, COP29 ended with a deal. Hardly anyone felt victorious. Back from Baku, reporter Akshat Rathi tells producer Mythili Rao why the agreed on New Climate Quantified Goal of $300 billion made both developed and developing countries unhappy, and he shares what heads of state and ministers from Denmark to Mauritania and Indonesia to Israel had to tell Zero about this year’s conference.
Explore further:
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<li dir="ltr">Past episode about <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/cop-opener-blake-to-mythili-v4">COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev’s challenges in Baku</a></li>
<li dir="ltr">Past episode <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/avinash-persaud-v3-mixdown">about why climate finance fights were expected to dominate COP29</a></li>
<li dir="ltr">Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/cop29-talks-are-at-an-impasse-brazil-is-already-lo">Brazil’s climate secretary about the country’s vision for COP30</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks to Siobhan Wagner, Sharon Chen, Jen Dlouhy, Alfred Cang, John Ainger, Natasha White, Will Kennedy, Rakteem Katakey, and Aaron Rutkoff. 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>.

COP29's last-minute deal is a miracle and a mess

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Plans are already underway for COP30 to pick up the baton-- and tackle COP29's unfinished business. Next year’s climate conference is set to take place in Belem, Brazil, a gateway to the Amazon rainforest. André Corrêa do Lago, Brazil’s Secretary for Climate, Energy and the Environment tells Akshat Rathi that although holding a global summit in Belem poses logistical challenges, the symbolism of the location holds “fantastic political power.” 

Explore further:
Past episode about Azerbaijan’s challenges with hosting COP29 in Baku
Past episode with Brazil's chief climate negotiator, Liliam Chagas, about the viability of a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty
Past episode with ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods, about his decision to attend COP29

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao.  to Simone Iglesias, Siobhan Wagner, Ethan Steinberg, Blake Maples, and Jessica Bank. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

Plans are already underway for COP30 to pick up the baton-- and tackle COP29's unfinished business. Next year’s climate conference is set to take place in Belem, Brazil, a gateway to the Amazon rainforest. André Corrêa do Lago, Brazil’s Secretary for Climate, Energy and the Environment tells Akshat Rathi that although holding a global summit in Belem poses logistical challenges, the symbolism of the location holds “fantastic political power.” 
Explore further:
<ul>
<li>Past episode about <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-11/cop29-president-mukhtar-babayev-on-prospects-for-a-climate-deal?srnd=undefined">Azerbaijan’s challenges with hosting COP29 in Baku</a></li>
<li>Past episode with Brazil's chief climate negotiator, Liliam Chagas, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-03/inside-colombia-s-ambitious-plan-for-quitting-fossil-fuels?srnd=undefined">about the viability of a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty</a></li>
<li>Past episode with <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-11-21/cop29-exxon-ceo-darren-woods-interview-transcript-from-un-climate-summit?srnd=undefined">ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods, about his decision to attend COP29</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao.  to Simone Iglesias, Siobhan Wagner, Ethan Steinberg, Blake Maples, and Jessica Bank. 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>.

Step aside, COP29. How Brazil is looking to supercharge COP30

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At COP29 in Baku, Akshat Rathi is joined on stage at Bloomberg Green’s live event by Ali Zaidi, President Biden’s National Climate Advisor. Zaidi argues that it would be “economic malpractice” for the Trump administration to abandon the energy transition. Plus, veteran climate diplomat Jonathan Pershing explains why he believes global competition will result in an “acceleration of action” on green policy.

Explore further:
Past episode with Ali Zaidi on the momentum generated by passing the IRA
Past episode with California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna on what Trump’s election means for US climate policy
Past episode with COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev on what would make this conference a success

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Jen Dlouhy, Sharon Chen, Siobhan Wagner, Ethan Steinberg, Blake Maples, 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.

At COP29 in Baku, Akshat Rathi is joined on stage at Bloomberg Green’s live event by Ali Zaidi, President Biden’s National Climate Advisor. Zaidi argues that it would be “economic malpractice” for the Trump administration to abandon the energy transition. Plus, veteran climate diplomat Jonathan Pershing explains why he believes global competition will result in an “acceleration of action” on green policy.
Explore further:
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<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/biden-climate-advisor-ali-zaidi-thinks-democrats-h">Ali Zaidi on the momentum generated by passing the IRA</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/trump-is-coming-back-now-what">with California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna on what Trump’s election means for US climate policy</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Past episode with <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/zero/cop-opener-blake-to-mythili-v4">COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev on what would make this conference a success</a></li>
</ul>
Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Mythili Rao. Special thanks this week to Jen Dlouhy, Sharon Chen, Siobhan Wagner, Ethan Steinberg, Blake Maples, 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>.

The White House’s outgoing climate czar weighs in on Trump

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Why venture capital is crucial to the climate fight with Gabriel Kra

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