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The future of energy, transport, sustainability and more, as told by BNEF analysts. Each week, Dana Perkins and Tom Rowlands-Rees sit down with BloombergNEF (BNEF) analysts to uncover the key findings and stories behind their latest research.

The future of energy, transport, sustainability and more, as told by BNEF analysts. Each week, Dana Perkins and Tom Rowlands-Rees sit down with BloombergNEF (BNEF) analysts to uncover the key findings and stories behind their latest research.

 

#260

Heavy Industry’s Bumpy Path to a Low-Carbon Future

Heavy industry faces one of the hardest paths to net zero, yet momentum is starting to bui... more

11 Dec 2025

37 MINS

37:35

11 Dec 2025


#259

From Mini EVs to Mega Scale: China’s Cars Go Global

China’s electric vehicle market is moving at extraordinary speed. Generous incentive... more

04 Dec 2025

29 MINS

29:30

04 Dec 2025


#258

How Smart Chips Are Rewiring the Car Market

As vehicles become increasingly intelligent and connected, the chips powering them are tra... more

28 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:28

28 Nov 2025


#257

Adaptation and Resilience: A New Investment Imperative

How well prepared are we for a warming world? Climate adaptation is quickly moving from th... more

22 Nov 2025

19 MINS

19:33

22 Nov 2025


#256

Ranking Resilience: Economies Adapting to Climate Risk

Climate is reshaping the global economy. Losses from major weather events are now estimate... more

20 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:14

20 Nov 2025


#255

Heavy Duty, Low Carbon: How Trucks Are Going Electric

The 85 million medium- and heavy-duty trucks on the road last year were responsible for ne... more

13 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:12

13 Nov 2025


#254

The Hydrogen Hurdle: Costs, Policy and Progress

Hydrogen was once the golden child of the energy transition. Yet high costs and limited po... more

05 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:16

05 Nov 2025


#253

COP30 Countdown: Ambition, Politics, Reality

In a few days’ time, world leaders will gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate confe... more

30 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:33

30 Oct 2025


#252

Capital Clash: Clean Energy vs Fossil Fuel Finance

Global energy investment is entering a period of realignment. Tariffs, inflation and geopo... more

22 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:58

22 Oct 2025


#251

The Business of Breathing Life Into Old Wind Turbines

The first generation of wind turbines is now approaching retirement. Developers across Eur... more

16 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:14

16 Oct 2025


#250

Deep Freeze Risk Raises Stakes for Europe’s Gas Supply

Winter is coming, and with it a rise in demand for natural gas. With growing liquified nat... more

09 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:33

09 Oct 2025


#249

Wired for the Future: Reinventing the US Power Grid

The US power grid is under mounting strain from aging infrastructure, slow interconnection... more

01 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:29

01 Oct 2025


#248

How Data Centers Are Fueling a Global Copper Crunch

Copper is a cornerstone of the world’s infrastructure. From transportation to the en... more

24 Sep 2025

29 MINS

29:10

24 Sep 2025


#247

Global Investment in Clean Energy Outpaces US Slump

Despite the gloomy headlines in the US, global investment into clean energy technologies i... more

18 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:11

18 Sep 2025


#246

Data Centers Could Supercharge US Gas Demand

Artificial intelligence needs power, and lots of it. If all the data centers in the curren... more

10 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:10

10 Sep 2025


#245

Renewables Bruised, Not Broken, by US Policy Shift

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has reshaped the US clean energy landscape. Designed to sca... more

04 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:37

04 Sep 2025


#244

Direct Air Capture’s Cost Curve Conundrum

Right now, there are technologies that can pull carbon dioxide directly out of the air. Th... more

28 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:15

28 Aug 2025


#243

Reshaping Trade Flows in a Fragmented World

The Trump administration’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are reshaping global... more

21 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:43

21 Aug 2025


#242

BNEF Pioneers: Making Light Industry More Sustainable

Cutting industrial emissions has long been one of the most intractable hurdles in the ener... more

14 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:06

14 Aug 2025


#241

Fueling Change: Cutting Aviation’s Carbon Footprint

With air travel on the rise, the need for cleaner aviation is growing. Sustainable aviatio... more

07 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:44

07 Aug 2025