Colombia is quitting fossil fuels. Can it convince other countries to follow its lead?
What if major economies all just agreed to quit fossil fuels — together? To date, 13 countries have signed a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty. The biggest is Colombia, which has a $40 billion econ...
3 Okt 202433min
Inside the race to open the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant
Scientists have been trying to understand — and mimic — the way the sun produces energy for centuries. But recreating the energy-generating process of nuclear fusion here on Earth presents an array of...
26 Sep 202436min
Trump vs Harris: What you need to know about their climate plans
In a little more than six weeks, Americans will cast their votes in a presidential election that has enormous stakes for the future of the planet. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi sits down with energy...
19 Sep 202423min
War and peace-building on a heating planet
Weather patterns have always had an impact on people and civilizations. Historians argue that El Niño may have contributed to the French Revolution, and climate variability could have led to weakening...
12 Sep 202432min
Big Take: The billion-dollar promise of flying taxis
After years of research and development and billions in investment, autonomous flying taxis are finally poised to take off. Companies working on these pilotless vehicles have been quietly working on p...
10 Sep 202417min
The sleek, fuel-saving airplanes coated with synthetic shark skin
Achieving net-zero carbon emissions is a massive challenge for every industry, but some have it harder than others. This week, Bloomberg Green senior reporter Akshat Rathi spoke with two Australian s...
5 Sep 202432min
The greenest reason to drill: clean geothermal power that's always on
Before he founded the geothermal startup Fervo in 2017, Tim Latimer was a drilling engineer for the oil and gas industry — a job he loved. “Honestly, if it wasn't for climate change, I probably wouldn...
29 Aug 202438min
How the humble refrigerator changed the world
The “cold chain” that delivers our food is inconspicuous but vast. The US alone boasts around 5.5 billion cubic feet of refrigerated space; that’s 150 Empire State Buildings’ worth of freezers. Now, t...
22 Aug 202430min
