BusinessGreen Podcasts

Net Zero Neighbourhoods have been talked about for several years, with government and businesses realising that without helping the communities they serve and their surroundings, long-term net zero plans and targets could be unachievable. But how realistic are Net Zero neighbourhoods? What changes can they truly achieve and how are partners working together to progress the energy transition in 2024? Brought to you by Business Green in association with Equans, this podcast explores the concept of Net Zero Neighbourhoods and all that they involve. With an exclusive walk around the landmark Brockmoor project in Dudley, which will act as a prototype for other neighbourhoods in the UK, we talk to Equans about how they are partnering with the council and using cutting edge technologies to reduce carbon and deliver a deep retrofit of traditional community neighbourhoods.

In the latest Editor's Briefing, the team reflect on a number of huge talking points from a landmark General Election, including Labour's landslide, a historic Conservative slump, and breakthroughs for the Greens, Lib Dems, and Reform. As well as looking ahead to what the first 100 days of a Labour government could hold, James gives a snapshot of the good, bad and ugly for the green economy after 14 years of Conservative government. And aside from the election, the team also round up the latest big stories from the green economy, including forecasts of an emerging 'new order' in liquified natural gas, news that pure electric battery vehicles now account for almost a fifth of the UK's new cars, and Great Britain's electricity network operators tendering a record 6.4GW of capacity on flexibility markets last year.

Hosted in association with Wood Mackenzie, in this podcast BusinessGreen's James Murray chats to Jom Madan, an energy transition research analyst at the consultancy firm, about his recent report ‘The Future of Industry’ and the trends that lie ahead for industrial decarbonisation.

Hosted in association with Wood Mackenzie, in this podcast BusinessGreen's James Murray chats to Flor De la Cruz, senior research analyst for hydrogen and emerging technologies at the consultancy firm, about the growing role for hydrogen in the net zero transition.

Hosted in association with Wood Mackenzie, in this podcast BusinessGreen’s James Murray chats to Daniel Toleman, principle analyst for global LNG at the consultancy firm, about the state of the energy transition in 2022 and beyond.

Keren Deront from the Project Management Institute and Juliette Coca from Circular Influence discuss net zero, economic headwinds, how they are working together to embed sustainability into project management training. Hosted in association with PMI.

Welcome to the Net Zero Innovate Podcast, hosted in association with Panasonic – in our third episode we chat to Zoisa North-Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation, about the firm’s disruptive vision for a greener UK energy system, while our round up of the top clean tech news this week takes in biotech gene editing, repurposing EV batteries, and a small Danish town at the vanguard of energy efficiency technologies Denmark.

Welcome to the Net Zero Innovate Podcast, hosted in association with Panasonic – in our second episode we chat to Lord Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission, about the growing business case for decarbonising heavy industry, and why carbon removals are crucial to net zero. Also, our round up of the latest top clean tech news covers methane-busting cow feed, lithium mining in Cornwall, and bioplastic vinyl records.

Welcome to the Net Zero Innovate Podcast, hosted in association with Panasonic – in our episode we chat to Ripple Energy founder Sarah Merrick about her company’s novel approach that is bringing onshore wind power to the masses, while our round up of the top clean tech news this week takes in CO2 removals, sustainable aviation fuels and even toy electric vehicle chargers for children.