Zero: The Climate Race

Akshat Rathi, author of Climate Capitalism, discusses how capitalism can solve the climate crisis. Key topics include successful individuals implementing climate capitalism, addressing inequality within a capitalist framework, brute force strategies to combat climate change, the time scale of clean tech development, and the satisfaction of completing a long-awaited project.

The podcast discusses the rise of electric cars, China's success in the EV market, and the impact of other technologies on the transition to electric vehicles. It also explores the challenges of electrifying big pickup trucks and highlights innovations that would accelerate the transition to electric cars.

The guest on this podcast is Brynn O'Brien, Executive Director of the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility. She discusses shareholder activism and the importance of ensuring companies with net zero goals are truly reducing emissions. Topics include engaging with companies, shareholder rights, strategies in annual general meetings, holding fossil fuel companies accountable, and the challenges of legal action.

The podcast discusses the impact of remote work on carbon emissions, highlighting a study on Microsoft office workers. It explores the fuel efficiency and environmental impact of two-wheeled vehicles compared to cars. The chapter also explores the predictions and growth of renewable electricity, with renewables expected to surpass coal as the world's largest source of electricity.

Setting world records. Combing through warehouses of old electronics. Seeding the Chinese solar industry from afar. This is the life of Martin Green, a professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney and the director of the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics. Green’s work on solar panel design made the modern solar industry possible: 90% of solar panels made last year were based on his designs. He’s still going strong, too, regularly breaking new records in the pursuit of the perfect solar panel. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi sits down with the man many call “the godfather of solar” to hear firsthand how it happened, the next record he wants to break and whether solar panels are destined for space.  Read more:  Making Solar Panels Is 'Horrible' Business. The US Still Wants It. (Bloomberg) Listen to Akshat’s conversation with Jenny Chase (Apple Podcasts) Solar Power Investment Set to Surpass Oil Production Spending This Year (Bloomberg) China Leaves Everyone Behind in Race for Renewable Energy (Bloomberg)  A transcript of this episode. Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks to Jill Namatsi, David Stringer, Jenny Chase and Kira Bindrim. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit bloomberg.com/green. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This podcast explores the challenges faced by vertical farming companies in turning a profit and discusses the feasibility of growing different crops. It highlights the success of growing high-value aromatic herbs and flavor plants for the perfume and food industries. The podcast also discusses the potential of vertical farming to reduce water consumption, improve food security, and the advancements in the field. It shares the experiences and challenges of operating a vertical farm, including finding buyers for crops and reducing food and water imports. The significance of the Dutch consortium in vertical farming and their vision of contributing to food security are also discussed.

Explore how Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the world's largest green bank, is investing billions to accelerate the country's energy transition. Discover the challenges faced by the CEFC, innovative startups in Australia's renewable energy sector, and their investment in a super battery project. Learn about the investment mandate of the CEFC, lessons learned from the past decade, and the flexibility of their investments across various sectors.

The podcast explores the concept of carbon footprints and the tension between accountability and taking action. It discusses the importance of interrogating companies' claims and explores the carbon footprint comparison between the US and UK. The chapter emphasizes the importance of making small changes and finding joy in carbon-emitting activities.

This week, a visit to the energy startup trying to replace coal with a very cheap battery. Form Energy has attracted nearly $900 million in investments and is building its first manufacturing facility in the US. Its big innovation relies on rust. Really. The materials scientists at Form have taken the same process that’s a symbol of time slowly passing and turned it into electricity. It’s one of the first big bets that batteries could help push the grid closer to running without fossil fuels altogether. You can read more about Form Energy and see what the battery looks like here. Read a transcript of this episode, here.Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special Thanks to Kira Bindrim and Blake Maples.  Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/greenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide over a 25-year period. However, it also degrades much more quickly than CO2, meaning cuts in emissions now can have a quick and significant effect on reducing global warming. On this bonus episode of Zero, producer Oscar Boyd talks with host Akshat Rathi about the methane problem and the ways to solve it. Read more:  A Cheap Fix to Global Warming Is Finally Gaining Support The $75 Billion Climate Solution That’s a Bargain Turkmenistan in Talks With US to Tackle Giant Methane Leaks Scientists Say They’ve Detected a Huge Methane Leak in Kazakhstan A transcript of this episode   Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd and our senior producer is Christine Driscoll. Special thanks to John Fraher, Meg Szabo and Kira Bindrim.  Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/greenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.