The energy transition debate we need to have
The key to tackling climate change is moving away from burning fossil fuels to using renewable energy. But in his book More and More and More, French historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz argues that the wo...
18 Jun 44min
Ice cream fight: Can companies have a social conscience in 2026?
Ben & Jerry’s isn’t just known for ice cream, but also its support for social causes. With over $1 billion in sales last year, it’s an asset for its owner Magnum. So why has one of its founders quit, ...
11 Jun 32min
How Asia’s ‘Ukraine moment’ is supercharging the energy transition
It's been more than three months since the US attacked Iran, leading to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz that carries 20% of the world's oil and gas. The shock to energy markets has been so intense...
4 Jun 33min
The countries plotting the end of the fossil-fuel era
At COP28 in December 2023, the world committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels. Yet in the years since, there’s been little progress. A meeting in Colombia last month hoped to change that, gat...
28 Mai 32min
Reform’s Richard Tice wants to end decades of UK climate action
Reform UK is currently the most popular party in Britain. If voted into government, it wants to end all subsidies for renewable energy, ban battery energy storage, end net-zero targets, drill for more...
20 Mai 50min
Electrons will be central to the next era of geopolitical stability
With wars raging and supply chains blocked, we’re in an era of geopolitical chaos. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with Gerald Butts, chairman of the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group and...
14 Mai 36min
The Iran war shows why clean energy is the more secure choice
Everywhere you look, you see two types of technology existing side-by-side. One that runs on fossil fuels and one that runs on clean electricity. There’s an ongoing struggle between the two, a tug of ...
7 Mai 33min
A new world order is emerging. Can it tackle climate change?
We are living in an increasingly divided world. It took two decades to get to the Paris Agreement, and then global cooperation really lasted only for a decade. One key reason for this fragmentation is...
30 Apr 42min
