{"podcast":{"title":"Zero: The Climate Race","slug":"zero-the-climate-race-5454543","podcast_index_feed_id":5454543,"rss_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/37c6caa7-d377-4c08-b479-af9d012ed5ad/a7faefb0-28ec-4b1d-85f3-af9d012ed5c9/podcast.rss","website_url":"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-zero-109889882","image_url":"https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/37c6caa7-d377-4c08-b479-af9d012ed5ad/a7faefb0-28ec-4b1d-85f3-af9d012ed5c9/image.jpg?t=1675362156&size=Large","author":"Bloomberg","episode_count":239,"summary":"Zero is about the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week Bloomberg’s award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change – a venture capitalist hunting for the best cleantech investment, scientists starting companies, politicians who have successfully created climate laws, and CEOs who have completely transformed their businesses. The road to zero emissions has many paths and everyone’s got an opinion about the best route. Listen in.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T14:22:48.701846+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zero-the-climate-race-5454543"},"episode":{"title":"Solar and batteries are thriving — even in Trump’s America","slug":"solar-and-batteries-are-thriving-even-in-trump-s-america","published_at":"2026-06-25T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zero-the-climate-race-5454543/solar-and-batteries-are-thriving-even-in-trump-s-america","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zero-the-climate-race-5454543","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/zero/solar-and-batteries-are-thriving-even-in-trump-s-america","audio_url":"https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/UVBrz8bN8aM2Xe47PEPu/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/37c6caa7-d377-4c08-b479-af9d012ed5ad/a6bdb736-5dcf-4dbc-8a67-b47300b91c28/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a7faefb0-28ec-4b1d-85f3-af9d012ed5c9","summary":"The common narrative is that the US renewables industry is struggling. But that’s not the case for the whole sector. This week on Zero , Akshat Rathi talks with Kevin Smith, chief executive officer of Cypress Creek Energy, which recently secured $3.5 billion in financing to build one of the biggest solar and battery projects in the US. Even as the current American administration dismantles clean-energy policies, Smith sees a bright future for solar and batteries. Explore further: Big US Solar and Battery Project Lines Up $3.5 Billion Financing - Bloomberg Biggest US Wind Project Nears Completion With SunZia Wind Farm in New Mexico - Bloomberg Trump Erases Another $765 Million in Offshore Wind Leases - Bloomberg Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green . Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Mohsis Andam, Sharon Chen and Laura Millan. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"The common narrative is that the US renewables industry is struggling. But that’s not the case for the whole sector. This week on Zero , Akshat Rath…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1969,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/zero-the-climate-race-5454543/episodes/solar-and-batteries-are-thriving-even-in-trump-s-america/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/zero-the-climate-race-5454543/solar-and-batteries-are-thriving-even-in-trump-s-america.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}