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Inside the little-known world of China's clean tech startups
October 1, 2026 · 35 minChina is a hotbed of innovation, filling nearly half of the world’s new patents every year. Much of that work is in the world of clean tech and a whole ecosystem is growing to help make these breakthroughs commercial. This week on Zero…
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UK energy secretary on net zero and cheaper power: live from New York
September 28, 2026 · 21 minMiatta Fahnbulleh, the UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, discusses the country's energy transition, the push for affordable and secure power and the UK’s role in the global climate action with Bloomberg's Aaron…
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How to build an electrostate
September 24, 2026 · 40 minHow to make electricity cheap is a question that’s bedeviling policy makers around the world, particularly in the US and Europe. Some countries, however, have figured it out, including Iceland, Norway and China. So how do we get to that…
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Inside China’s $7 trillion green finance market
September 17, 2026 · 37 minWhen it comes to green tech, China is a list of superlatives. It produces more solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and batteries than anywhere else in the world. But is finance the real climate hero? This week on Zero, Akshat…
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Free Solo climber Alex Honnold's next mission: solar for everyone
September 10, 2026 · 34 minClimber Alex Honnold is best known as the star of Free Solo, an Oscar-winning documentary that followed his rope-free ascent of the 3,000-foot (1,000-meter) face of Yosemite’s El Capitan. But he has also established the Honnold Foundation…
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Do-it-yourself energy traders are gaming the grid: Big Take
September 7, 2026 · 17 minEnergy consumers are used to a pretty simple transaction with utility companies: get electricity to power your home, pay up every month. Now, more consumers are stockpiling their own energy using solar panels and batteries. And some are…
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Nepal disaster shows how mountains are becoming less stable
August 31, 2026 · 29 minOn the morning of August 26, a glacial collapse in the Himalayas triggered a flash flood that sent ice, mud, rocks and fast-moving water through a valley in Nepal, wiping out entire communities. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi is joined by…
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How to fix our vulnerable food system
August 27, 2026 · 41 minExtreme weather events this year are starting to hurt food production in serious ways, which is likely to push up everyone’s food prices. That’s before the weather-wrecking super El Niño has really kicked in. So how do we build a food…