The Strait jacket loosens, more energy records fall and who asked Tony Blair?

The Strait jacket loosens, more energy records fall and who asked Tony Blair?

The Sustainability Show is our four weekly review show. There's been plenty of news in the last four weeks with the possibility of the Strait of Hormuz reopening to fossil fuels, a number of energy records met and the UK Government starting the process of adopting the seventh carbon budget. Ex UK PM Tony Blair also popped up with his views on Net Zero amongst plenty of other issues. I also review the three interviews we've had on the pod, pulling out the key learning point from each before discussion my thoughts on the National Emergency Briefing documentary and, in particular, whether we should use the phrase 'climate emergency'. This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - bringing Sustainability to life [https://www.terrainfirma.co.uk] (use the link to send feedback via the Contact Us page). ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Unstoppable Energy Revolution with Chris Smith

Chris has 35 years' experience in the energy sector, cutting his teeth in a coal fired power station before moving on to hydro, wind, nuclear solar and BESS projects both in the UK and globally. We talk about transferable skills, the threat of blackouts, how economics are unfolding and Chris's current mission: pushing back against energy misinformation. Fascinating stuff! To get the listener offer on our Achieving Net Zero for Business course [https://www.udemy.com/course/everything-you-need-to-know-about-net-zero/?couponCode=NETZERO5] click here (use code NETZERO5 if asked) To turbocharge your programme using our Net Zero Accelerator click here [https://www.terrainfirma.co.uk/net-zero-accelerator/]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Accelerating Low Carbon Growth with Lauren Juliff, Clean Growth Fund

This week, I'm joined by Lauren Juliff of the Clean Growth Fund. The fund seeks out early stage entrepreneurs with the potential to abate more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum and give them the money and guidance to bring their concepts to market. One of the themes of our discussion is that switching investment from high carbon industries to lower carbon sectors isn't enough – cash is required to disrupt the system through innovation. We also discuss the drawbacks in reporting, but the challenges in forecasting future potential of technology. The listener offer on our Net Zero for Business training course can be found here [https://www.udemy.com/course/everything-you-need-to-know-about-net-zero/?couponCode=NETZERO4] (Code: NETZERO4 if required). This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd – our Net Zero Accelerator [https://www.terrainfirma.co.uk/net-zero-accelerator/] can turbocharge your Sustainability programme. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Wooden it be good: climate-friendly timber construction with Paul Brannen

Paul Brannen is a former Member of the European Parliament turned passionate advocate of the use of timber in construction and author of the book Timber! – How Wood Can Help Save the World. In this enlightening conversation, Paul explains the full climate benefits of using fast growing spruce as a construction material, how modern forestry practice can help support biodiversity and the policy changes we need to expand the use of timber in building. The special offer on our online Net Zero for Business course [https://www.udemy.com/course/everything-you-need-to-know-about-net-zero/?couponCode=NETZERO3] can be found here – code: NETZERO3 – all proceeds go towards keeping the podcast running. This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life [https://www.terrainfirma.co.uk] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gonna Be Elected (or Not) | The Sustainability Show Ep2

In this second episode of The Sustainability Show, I look at the last four weeks' Sustainability news: the continuing Strait of Hormuz crisis, the remarkable fuss over RCP8.5 and the fallout from the UK's local elections which turned into anything but. I also reflect on the last three interviews here on the pod and pull out my key learning points, before a little life lesson. This episode is brought to you by Terra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life [https://www.terrainfirma.co.uk] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.