The UK used to be a shining example of how to act on climate change. It created one of the world&rsquo;s first climate laws in 2008, which bound the government to reduce emissions on tight deadlines. That law used to have cross-party support, but that&rsquo;s no longer the case with politicians trying to make climate a wedge issue. This week on Zero, Greg Jackson, chief executive officer of the UK&rsquo;s largest energy retailer, Octopus Energy, joins Akshat Rathi to discuss his plan to bring down bills and keep the public on the green side. Explore further: <ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-18/octopus-energy-says-it-plans-to-spin-off-tech-arm-kraken">Octopus Energy Plans to Spin Off Technology Arm Kraken - Bloomberg</a>&nbsp;</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-11/octopus-energy-opens-door-to-bring-chinese-wind-turbines-to-uk?embedded-checkout=true">Octopus Energy Opens Door for Chinese Wind Turbines in UK- Bloomberg</a></li> </ul> Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Eleanor Harrison Dengate, Sommer Saadi and Mohsis Andam, Laura Millan and Sharon Chen. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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