The Net Zero Business Podcast

Heat Pump It Up! with Martin Fahey, Mitsubishi UK

With electrification winning the race to Net Zero, this week we delve into the world of heat pumps with Martin Fahey, Head Of Sustainability at Mitsubishi Electric UK. We talk about how heat pumps work (think heat, not temperature!), how the market is developing and why costs aren't falling the way that those of, say, solar are. We go on to air conditioning, including refrigerants, before talk about Mitsubishi's own Net Zero targets and the challenges of meeting them. Martin mentions the Uxbridge Fallacy episode which can be heard here [https://www.terrainfirma.co.uk/the-uxbridge-fallacy-how-the-uks-political-consensus-on-net-zero-was-shattered/]. 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.

Top Sustainability Trends for 2026 with Andrew Griffiths, PlanetMark

This week on the pod, I ask Andrew Griffiths of PlanetMark about the big trends in Sustainability for the year ahead. We talk about upheaval in the reporting standards sector, whether Net Zero should be retired as a brand and the ins and outs of engagement. Plenty to chew on! 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.

Transformers: the hidden workhorses of Net Zero with Ayah Alfawaris, Wilson Power Systems

If we didn't have transformers on our electricity grid to step up and step down voltages then we would get nothing out of it; everything would be lost in transmission. Those dull grey boxes are essential to modern life and critical to Net Zero as they enable renewable energy generation, electric vehicle charging and battery storage systems. On the other hand ageing transformers are 'silent energy guzzlers'; across Europe they lose 3 times the electricity consumption of Denmark. In this fascinating episode of the pod, Ayah Alfawaris, Marketing and Sustainability Director of Wilson Power Systems explains all. 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.

Learn to Love Offsetting

This is the ninth of 10 special episodes to mark the publication of my guide '10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability' where I sum up the lessons I have learnt delivering Sustainability over the last 25+ years. In this episode, I cover Rule 9: Learn to Love Offsetting. Click here to download 10 Rules for Corporate Sustainability [https://www.getdrip.com/forms/991521016/submissions/new] The Matteo Deidda episode can be found here. [https://shows.acast.com/the-net-zero-business-podcast/episodes/can-offsetting-drive-net-zero-with-matteo-deidda-tide] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Turning Trauma into Purpose with Stuart Green

In 2017, Stuart Green suffered the kind of loss we all dread. His wife Mia, a human rights and environmental lawyer, was brutally murdered by a hit squad in front of their three children near their home in the Philippines. As a scientist, Stuart decided to research how best to recover from trauma and, after reading 500 pieces of literature, realised that the answer was to abandon the past and embrace the future. His book, the Regenerate Leap, provides a template for organisations to not just survive but thrive in a turbulent world. He rejects the idea of 'resilience' as that is backwards looking, preferring to think about having the mental agility to adapt to the new reality. In this inspirational episode of the pod, Stuart and I discuss how to apply regenerative thinking to organisations facing the transition to the low carbon economy. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.