TED Talks Daily : Capitalism broke the climate. Now it can fix it
Capitalism can be blamed for worsening the climate crisis, says journalist Akshat Rathi, but it can also be used to drive the solutions to fix it. In this episode of TED Talks Daily, recorded at the B...
19 Dec 202413min
Cutting through the climate tech hype and looking for profit
Reporter Akshat Rathi speaks to Eric Toone of Breakthrough Energy Ventures about what’s hype and what’s not in the world of energy startups. Breakthrough is one of the world’s biggest funders of early...
12 Dec 202434min
What Thomas Edison’s legacy looks like in the 21st century
General Electric Co was officially founded in 1892, when several of inventor Thomas Edison's ventures were consolidated into one company. From then on, it was a behemoth. But now that’s changed: A bre...
5 Dec 202434min
COP29's last-minute deal is a miracle and a mess
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...
24 Nov 202428min
Step aside, COP29. How Brazil is looking to supercharge COP30
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 rainfo...
21 Nov 202427min
The White House’s outgoing climate czar weighs in on Trump
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...
19 Nov 202436min
Big Take: COP29 confronts tensions over funding clean energy transition
Climate leaders from around the world have convened in Baku, Azerbaijan for the UN’s biggest annual climate conference, COP29. And this year, it’s all about money. Member nations are negotiating over...
17 Nov 202416min
What is the Exxon CEO doing on a climate podcast?
Reporter Akshat Rathi sits down with ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods, who made his second-ever appearance at the United Nations climate conference. Woods made the case for why incoming US president Donald...
14 Nov 202444min
