Zerocarbonista

We focus on sad, but ground breaking legal precedent, as it’s ruled a nine year old was killed by air pollution. We look at the UN’s efforts to get all countries to declare a climate emergency, and find out what Dale thinks of the news the head of the UK nuclear industry respects him. We’re a christmas-free zone too.

With the biggest drop in CO2 since 1945 we wonder whether this is the one upside to the pandemic - we also discuss coronavirus conspiracies, and Dale discovers the Institute of Economic Affairs are a bunch of nutters.   We look at the impact of Christmas jumpers, and Dale swears more than usual.  

With plans to cut carbon by 2030 - Dale appears to be backing Boris for once, but not for long.  We digest news that this year will be one of the world’s hottest, and ponder whether Trump will get jailed in 2021. We tackle your questions too, and end up chatting about horses. 

The PM wants nuclear power to be part of the UK’s energy future, and Dale and Ian are left scratching their heads about the decision.  We celebrate the Public Accounts Committee (it’s more interesting than it sounds) and the return of John Kerry to US politics. There’s also loads of your questions too – including one about sprouts.

Dale and Ian chew over the government’s 10 point green plan and decide whether Joe Biden will be good for the planet.  Your questions get answered too. 

We discuss reports that UK can get to net zero quicker than planned, and look at Roll Royce’s attempts to reboot the nuclear industry.  Trump’s still refusing to step aside, so Dale wonders how long till he’s in prison? With Kent becoming “the toilet of England”, Ian looks for a celeb to endorse his home county.  

Dale and Ian digest what's going on in America - and wonder whether Biden would bring the US back into the Paris Agreement. We also look at Shell's social media nightmare - and talk about sky diamonds and vegan Bovril too. 

Dale’s latest venture, Sky Diamonds found itself making headlines worldwide - so we talk about how he came up with the idea to literally mine diamonds from the sky - sounds crazy, but it’s true.   Ian brings him back to earth with some comments from the Daily Mail website, and we talk about little bit about the Cheltenham Town ‘El Glosico’ derby.  

Dale and The Good Law Project have the government on the ropes again over Operation Moonshot.  We talk about what damage a second Trump term might do on the planet, a guy who dumped veganism for raw meat and what Dale thinks of toxic metals in solar panels and batteries, and lots more. 

Dale’s backing a new Greenpeace direct action campaign on the high seas, and we talk about the astonishing plans to stop ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ being used for non-meat products.  We also talk about why climate change is finally sinking in – and we answer your questions too – including a great one about just how green your tariff is.

Boris Johnson says our lives are going to be powered by offshore wind within a decade, so we analyse those claims.  Germany is going vegetarian and we discover more about Forest Green Rover’s new Artistic Director. We answer your questions too - send them to: zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk

With Trump’s covid diagnosis, we wonder if bleach is back on the agenda?    There’s a new British standard for biodegradable plastics - and it’s way more exciting than it sounds. Nights are heating up quicker than days and we find out when bread is not bread.We chat about Innocent’s new sponsorship of Forest Green Rovers, and why we’re working with them.

China says it’s going carbon zero by 2060, and we celebrate the fact this might finally bring an end to the “what about” China excuse. We also chat about a major supermarket launching a vegan food aisle, and Dale’s new plans to build the Ion Horse - an electric motorbike! 

We talk about Dale’s £10k bet that half of Britain’s will be Vegan by 2030?  Has he lost the plot?  We also talk about ocean warming and continued climate change denial. Find out why Dale uses still Facebook and speaks to The Sun. Donald Trump’s back too - the man doesn’t have a clue.  

Find out how Dale handles those who say “climate change doesn’t exist?”  We talk the changes we need to make, and what lockdown tells us about our ability to to slash pollution.  There’s also the introduction of the Citizen’s Assembly and their recommendations to tackle the climate crisis.  Email us now - zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk 

We’re back for a new season - we talk XR’s latest protests, and why Britain’s not just in the toilet - it’s become Europe’s toilet as we start spreading Dutch sewage on our farm land.  Dale wonders why the government funded half a billion quids worth of junk food, and we hear why Arsenal footballer Hector Bellerin became a Forest Green Rovers investor.  

In the final episode of this series, we talk about the increasing impact of climate change, and the loss of our seasons. Also - we ponder why on earth we need nuclear fusion when we’ve got the wind and the sun?  We also talk about Dale’s book, Manifesto - available to pre-order now- https://tinyurl.com/zerocarbonistaWe’ll be back in early September 2020.  Thanks for listening.

The new book from climate change denier Michael Shellenberger is getting plenty of attention - and we give it some more. We talk vegan BBQs, carbon petrol, and whether Dale really owns a helicopter?  We also get an update on Dale’s book, Manifesto – available for pre-order now on the Forest Green Rovers web shop.

As Donald announces $3bn support for fossil fuels we discuss what this means for fighting the climate emergency, especially when rising average temperatures are predicted.  We also discuss Dale's forthcoming book, The Manifesto - where you invest your pension to save the planet, and tackle a bumper mailbag of your questions - including Chinese nuclear power plants, Vegemite or Marmite and more. 

With Sizewell C costing £20bn to build, and power WAY more expensive than offshore wind, Dale wonders why the UK is still backing nuclear power? We take aim at Drax too - having broken the country’s 2 month coal-free streak. We also answer your questions and talk Marmite and Robert Jenrick.