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

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.

Cutting Through the Noise: Ketan Joshi on Climate Comms in the Disinformation Age

This week I'm joined by Ketan Joshi, climate communications wizard, to discuss how to talk about climate change and its solutions in a world of disinformation. We talk about Ketan's formative experiences of so-called 'wind turbine syndrome' through battling algorithms, reply guys and AI slop to making some recommendations for Sustainability Professionals to help them cut through the noise. We could have talked for hours! To get the special deal on our fab Achieving Net Zero course click here [https://www.udemy.com/course/everything-you-need-to-know-about-net-zero/?couponCode=NETZERO2] and use the code NETZERO2 if required. 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.

The Race to Zero: Sustainability in Sport with Claire Poole, Sport Positive

This week I'm joined by Claire Poole, founder and CEO of Sport Positive, which seeks to help embed Sustainability into sport, from grassroots to the Olympics. We cover a huge amount of ground, most notably the What's Stopping Us: Applying psychology to accelerate climate action in sport [https://www.sportpositive.org/reports/] Report co-sponsored by Sport Positive which has some fascinating insights which can be applied to any sector. Claire is a wonderful advocate for practical action and her enthusiasm is infectious. The special offer on our Achieving Net Zero: A Practical Guide for Business course can be found here [https://www.udemy.com/course/everything-you-need-to-know-about-net-zero/?couponCode=NETZERO1] (code NetZero1) - great training for just £11.99 which helps keep the show on the road. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Battery Age: BESS, EV Power Pack Reuse and V2G with Matthew Lumsden, Connected Energy

When an EV battery is no longer fit to power a vehicle, that is not the end of its useful life. Connected Energy takes those batteries and effectively doubles their lifespan by using them in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for grid management services before they are ultimately recycled. Founder and CEO Matthew Lumsden explains how the business models for both sections of that process work, giving fascinating insights into a fast moving world at the cutting edge of clean energy. To get the incredibly good value Net Zero for Business training course mentioned in the pod, click here [https://www.udemy.com/course/everything-you-need-to-know-about-net-zero/?couponCode=NETZERO] and use the code NETZERO - it all helps keep the show on the road! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.