It's cheaper to save the world than destroy it: author Akshat Rathi on Climate Capitalism
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“Climate Capitalism is an antidote to the dominant narrative that because we’ve ignored the climate crisis for so long, it will soon be too late. While it’s true that we’ve not done enough yet, we’re nowhere close to being too late.” So says Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg’s senior climate reporter and host of the podcast Zero, in his new book Climate Capitalism, which looks at ways business and industry and finance can make, and in some cases are making, real progress on climate change. Mentioned in this episode: Global Risks Report 2024 Links: World Economic Forum Centre for Nature and Climate  Related podcasts: Geopolitics, the equitable transition, and AI: things to look out for in energy in 2024 Davos 2024: Transforming Energy Demand Reach your changemakers: Arctic Basecamp's Gail Whiteman and Rainn Wilson Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: YouTube: - https://www.youtube.com/@wef/podcasts Radio Davos - subscribe: https://pod.link/1504682164 Meet the Leader - subscribe: https://pod.link/1534915560 Agenda Dialogues - subscribe: https://pod.link/1574956552 Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wefpodcastclub
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