‘Everywhere I looked, climate change bled’ Abi Daré on writing fiction: Imagine series
In the latest episode of Zero’s Imagine series, Akshat Rathi is joined by Abi Daré, winner of the inaugural Climate Fiction Prize. Abi is the bestselling author of And So I Roar, which tells the story...
12 Mar 34min
War with Iran is a nightmare for oil and gas. What does it mean for clean energy?
Many consider a widespread war in the Middle East the worst-case scenario for the global oil and gas markets. That war is here, and it could have wide-ranging, long-lasting impacts on energy and clima...
3 Mar 39min
Lessons to avoid societal collapse, from 5,000 years of history
Societal collapses happen more often than you think, and there’s much we can learn from the past to avoid or, at least, delay another one. This week’s guest on Zero is Luke Kemp, author of Goliath's C...
26 Feb 42min
(Sponsored Content) Evolving Money: Blue Chip Meets Blockchain
Crypto has become increasingly integrated into the financial system, from the use of stablecoins for payments, to the trading of tokenized equities on blockchains, to the adoption of crypto holdings b...
22 Feb 16min
Ethiopia’s fossil fuel car ban is a vision of the future
In 2024, Ethiopia did something revolutionary. It banned the import of fossil fuel cars and cut tariffs on electric vehicles. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with producer Oscar Boyd and Ethiopi...
19 Feb 32min
Do artists have a duty to be political? Imagine series
How can music be used to communicate the climate crisis and its solutions? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi talks with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Julia Wolfe about her recent work, unEarth, which ...
12 Feb 32min
Electricity is now holding back growth across the global economy
Major economies around the world are grappling with electricity grids under stress from equipment bottlenecks and workforce shortages. What can be done to solve it? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi tal...
5 Feb 39min
George Saunders goes inside the mind of a climate denier: Imagine series
What is the best way to tell a climate story? This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi speaks with Booker Prize-winning novelist George Saunders. His new novel Vigil is an exploration of guilt, told on the dea...
29 Jan 43min
