Zerocarbonista

We’re a bit sweary today in this bumper episode as the world’s gone bonkers – and Ian’s taken up for defending everybody.  We review what’s going on with the UK’s latest Prime Minister and consider how the government became anti-wind at the same time as offering £600m to steel producers.  Shell have made £32bn of profit when we’re in an energy crisis – what the hell is going on? Then Bristol Airport got permission to expand this week too.  We’ve got a load of your Qs too – keep sending them to: zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk

We start in Austria in Arnie before hearing what’s going on with Drax - then we chat Bill Gates, hedgehogs and Forest Green’s new Head Coach, Big Dunc.  Lots of your great input too - Zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk

It’s a busy week as Dale is finally off to meet Arnie in Austria, but before that we look at Exxon’s scientists predicting climate change back in the Seventies, air source heat pumps vs green gas and much more.  We answer a bumper stack of your questions too.

It’s been a busy week for Dale – hear about his donations to the Labour Party and Just Stop Oil and how he can support both first hand.  The French have got some great laws to tackle climate abuse – and are going after plastic waste.  In the US, extreme weather has cost the country $165bn in a single year - will we finally wake up?  We’ve got your questions too.

In our first show for 2023, we talk climate litigation and a record-breaking time for wind energy generation.  There’s more on Dale’s political plans, and his recent trip to the House of Lords.  Will energy ever be affordable again, and what will artificial intelligence do for renewable energy.   We answer loads of your questions too.

It’s our last one of the year, so we have a quick look back, and then gaze into the future as we reveal some of the plan for 2023.  Dale also gets a b-locking about B-Corps.  See you next year.

It’s been a cold week, and Dale’s been battling with a heat pump in the cold, as the UK faces energy shortages.  We focus on our latest expose, which looks at salmon farming and the inhumane conditions they face, and consider whether Nuclear Fusion is the next big thing, or not.  We answer lots of your questions too.

Is the government REALLY unbanning on-shore wind? And what’s going on with this new coal mine? Dale does his best to keep his cool and lay out what’s actually happening.  There’s a cow in the room as we talk about the war on nature, and scientists have found the world's oldest DNA - and it didn’t come from Ian.   We answer your questions too - send them to zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk

A bumper edition today – Dale’s on the verge of announcing a huge new aviation project, while Ian’s new sofa prompts another of our biggest stories of the week. We’re looking at the good and the bad of EU environmental policy too.  The Tories are tearing themselves apart when it comes to onshore wind power – so we take an in-depth look at the mess, uniquely embellished by Grant Shapps.  There’s loads of your questions too.

Boris and Liz appear to be teaming up to bring back onshore wind - or is this just politics? We look at why they should stop infighting and bring onshore wind back.  The energy price cap has gone up again  - and we look at the reasons. We talk hemp too - turns out Dale knows a thing or two.  There’s your questions too.

We talk COP27 - as we remind ourselves it’s still on. There’s encouraging news from Brazil, and Dale talks veganism and a bit of football too. We answer your questions as well. Get in touch at zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk

We’re late because of tech issues - but we talk Dale’s continued funding of Just Stop Oil , what’s going on at COP27 with the fossil fuel lobbyists and much more.  Loads of your questions too

Another week of U-turns, as the PM decides he’s going to the Coca Cola sponsored COP27 in Cairo - just days after saying he’s too busy with what’s happening at home. We discuss whether Rishi gets the climate emergency?  Also, Europe is now warming at twice the global rate - what should we do.And, we’ve got your questions too - zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk 

With so many policy u-turns, Dale is trying to get is head around what Rishi is giving, and what he’s taking away after news that fracking is banned again. And with record numbers of us ready to take direct action to project the planet, we delve into why modern policies feel so disconnected from reality, and why the government doesn’t appear to be doing anything AT ALL. Dale also answers your latest batch of questions.  Send yours to zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk 

What a week! We look at what the UK’s next leader needs to do first - stopping fracking and protecting nature, and look at the latest climate stories.  With work on Ecotricity’s green gas mill progressing nicely, Dale answers your questions too. 

The fall-out from the “mini” budget continues, so Dale wonders what the hell is going on? And with Truss and Rees Mogg falling out over solar power, is reality finally melting? We also talk about the new price-cap for renewable energy generators.  And for those who keep asking about China - there’s a major new renewables initiative kicking off. We’re back in Fracking Corner and loads of your great questions too.

Dale’s fresh from the Conservative Party conference, while we consider energy rationing through the winter. Loads of your questions too - including the future of Nuclear Fusion.

It’s been quite some week in the UK – but one line in the mini-not-budget made Dale very happy.  Fracking is back in the news again, but we’re wondering how the government makes it happen if there’s actually ZERO public support for it, and a growing wealth of research and fact that suggests England is not the place to frack.  Dale reports back on the Labour party conference, and we answer a load of your questions too.

We recorded this just after the UK government's mini budget. What the hell is going on?  The lads attempt to digest the indigestible news.  And don’t forget, fracking is back too. - even when Cuadrilla’s former boss says it won’t work in Britain. Your questions are answered too - including Ian’s energy price cap confusion.  Mail us -  zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk 

It’s been quite a summer, new PM, new energy policy and plenty more.  We talk about how Europe is handling the energy price crisis – and why a windfall tax is proving more popular on the continent. Also, find out what would happen if Dale was King.  Your questions too – including updates on the hovercraft and campervan.