Leaders in Cleantech #137 - Akshat Rathi - Bloomberg News
What’s it all about? People, Policies and Technology. Unsung cleantech heroes, why we shouldn’t worry too much about Trump in the Whitehouse, at least where the IRA is concerned. I take a deep dive into the economic and technological drivers of the energy and mobility transition with Bloomberg Climate reporter and Author of Climate Capitalism, Akshat Rathi, it’s a great episode, Take a watch/listen. About Akshat Rathi: Akshat Rathi is an award-winning senior climate reporter for Bloomberg News. He is the host of Zero, a weekly climate podcast for Bloomberg Green and writes a weekly newsletter on climate solutions. He has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Oxford, and a BTech in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai. He has worked for Quartz and The Economist. About Climate Capitalism: Our age will be defined by the climate emergency. But contrary to the doomist narrative that’s taken hold, the world has already begun deploying the solutions needed to deal with it. On a journey across five continents, Climate Capitalism tracks the unlikely heroes driving the fight against climate change. From the Chinese bureaucrat who did more to make electric cars a reality than Elon Musk, to the Indian entrepreneur showing how to deploy solar on a tight budget, or the American oil executive building the technology that can reverse climate damages, we meet the people working to scale technologies that are finally able to bend the emissions curve. Through stories that bring people, policy and technology together, Akshat Rathi reveals how the green economy is not only possible, but profitable. This inspiring blend of business, science, and history provides the framework for ensuring that future generations can live in prosperity and that the wheels of progress don’t falter. Social links: Akshat Rathi on LinkedIn ZERO Podcast: Zero ZERO Newsletter on Linked In Climate Capitalism book Chapters: 00:04:13 - Unlikely Heroes in the Clean Tech Industry 00:09:08 - Overcoming Industry Resistance 00:18:58 - Hope for Climate Change Solutions 00:24:02 - Disinformation on Heat Pump Deployment in Germany 00:28:46 - The Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on the Job Market 00:33:54 - Accelerating Breakthroughs in Technology 00:38:42 - Funding and Finance in the Clean Tech Sector