Just three companies control the lion&rsquo;s share of the $120 billion global market for industrial gases: Linde, Air Liquide & Air Products. And because the production of these gases is so energy intensive, each company consumes as much electricity as some small to medium-sized European countries. This week on Zero, Sanjiv Lamba, CEO of Linde, tells Akshat Rathi how he sees electricity demand changing, what Linde is doing to transition to clean sources, and whether low-carbon hydrogen can ever become big business. Explore further: <ul> <li aria-level="1">Read <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-30/the-world-s-biggest-consumers-of-electricity-are-hidden-in-plain-sight">Akshat&rsquo;s article</a> on Linde and other hidden electricity giants.</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/why-us-coffee-prices-will-remain-high-even-if-trump-lifts-tariffs">Expect to Keep Paying Record Prices for Coffee. This Is Why</a></li> </ul> Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Eleanor Harrison Dengate, Siobhan Wagner, Sommer Saadi and Mohsis Andam. 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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