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Zero: The Climate Race

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Technology, Business, Science

4.7 • 219 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Everywhere you look, it seems like bad news for climate tech. Investments are down, the US government has cut incentives and startups are running out of cash. But venture capitalist Vinod Khosla is still bullish, even though the One Big Beautiful Bill cut an estimated $500 billion in green spending. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi speaks with Khosla to find out when we can expect to see fusion, whether he’s reconsidering investing in the US and why he still thinks the best clean tech is yet to come.

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0:00.0	I'm Steve Strogatz.
0:01.5	And I'm Janelle Levin.
0:02.8	And this season on The Joy of Why from Quantum Magazine, we're sitting down together.
0:07.5	We have our own research areas, but we don't always get the chance to speak deeply about
0:11.3	science and math beyond our fields.
0:13.3	We'll ask researchers about moments big and small that inspire them and lead to incredible
0:18.1	discoveries.
0:19.3	Lots of science news outlets provide coverage on applied work like health and tech,
0:23.0	but we cover big questions in the study of life, reality, numbers, and information.
0:28.2	We hope these stories spark your curiosity too.
0:31.0	Join us for the joy of why from Quantum Magazine.
0:36.8	Hey, it's Akshad.
0:38.4	Each week, you lend me your ears, and now I'd like to hear from you.
0:42.5	Do you have a burning question about climate, green tech, or the future of the planet?
0:46.7	Please send your questions to us in writing or as a voice memo to zero pod at bloomberg.net,
0:52.3	and we'll make an episode answering them.
0:54.5	Please do include your name and where you're based.
0:57.0	Thank you.
1:01.8	Welcome to Zero.
1:03.1	I'm Akshatrati.
1:04.4	This week, how to be bullish on climate tech.
1:19.6	Thank you. on climate tech. Everywhere you look, it seems like bad news for climate tech.
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