Al Gore: Fossil fuel companies are destabilizing democracy and environment

Zero: The Climate Race

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🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Climate solutions are here, they’re just not evenly distributed. So says former US Vice President Al Gore, who remains staunchly optimistic that we can move faster to tackle climate change, even at a time of increasing political resistance in some parts of the world.

This week on Zero, Gore joins Akshat Rathi to discuss what it means to be a climate realist, the ways to move more finance to the countries that need it and how to tackle the tragedy of the horizon. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation between Gore and Rathi. Find Part 1 linked below.

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0:00.0	People are going to hate me. I won't move on with my life. And I was so petrified of being dragged across the coals for reporting them. And I still am.
0:12.0	My name is Laura Hughes. And for the past two years, I've been uncovering the United Kingdom's perplexing relationship with lead.
0:20.5	What I found has shocked me.
0:24.3	From the financial times, this is untold.
0:27.9	Toxic legacy.
0:30.2	Out now.
0:31.4	Welcome to Zero. I am Akshadrati.
0:33.8	This week, Al Gore on the climate reset.
0:49.7	Music This week, El Gore on the Climate Reset. Last week at COP, I had the great privilege of speaking with former US Vice President Al Gore
0:54.9	on the big themes blocking progress on climate action.
0:58.5	We are publishing that conversation in two parts.
1:00.8	If you haven't already listened to the first part, please do so.
1:04.1	It's in your feed and linked in the show notes if you aren't subscribed to zero.
1:08.8	Now, on to part two.
1:10.5	In today's episode, we will discuss
1:12.2	Vice President's attempts to reform the cop process,
1:15.4	what it means to be a climate realist,
1:17.5	how to move more finance to the countries that need it,
1:20.4	and how to tackle the tragedy of the horizon.
1:23.5	Send me your feedback on ZeroPod at Bloomberg.net.
1:27.2	Here's part two of my conversation with Al Gore, recorded at a live event at TED Countdown
1:32.7	House during COP 30 in Brazil.
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