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Wake Up to Climate Adaptation!

1st May 2024

The climate is changing. Even if we stopped carbon emissions tomorrow, a certain amount of climate change is already locked into the system. And yet...

“Part of the transition” – another form of greenwash?

29th April 2024

A pattern I have noticed recently is high carbon businesses defending themselves by saying they're a crucial "part of the transition to Net Zero." I've...

On the pod: Kit England on Climate Adaptation

26th April 2024

As you can tell from the name, the Net Zero Business Podcast normally focusses on cutting carbon emissions, aka climate mitigation. But as any fule...

A dip into the green politics of Northern Ireland

24th April 2024

I'm just back from a few days family reunion in Belfast. On Monday, my sister took us to lunch at Stormont, home of the Northern...

Six Inches of Soil

22nd April 2024

On Friday night, the Prof took me to see the new independent movie about regenerative agriculture, Six Inches of Soil, as soil health is her...

Lisa Conway, Interface, reflecting on Mission Zero and exploring Climate Take Back

19th April 2024

I'm soooo excited to have Lisa Conway of flooring company Interface on the pod this week. If you're into Sustainability you've really got to check...

The biggest risk to Sustainability? We decide to do nothing without thinking about it

17th April 2024

Why do we get stuck in business as usual? Almost always it is because we make most decisions subconsciously, doing the same thing as we...

Save me from Sustainability Chancers

15th April 2024

Amongst all the standard spam I get, every so often I get people contacting me because they think I may pitch their product to my...

Adam Woodhall of the General Counsel Sustainability Forum on the law and Net Zero, engaging people and the perils of comedy

12th April 2024

This week on the pod we have Adam Woodhall of the General Counsel Sustainability Forum (formerly Lawyers for Net Zero). It's another wide ranging interview...

What Darwin tells us about the low carbon transition

11th April 2024

I've long been fascinated by Charles Darwin. I think it started when I studied in the same place as him, Christ's College Cambridge, treading the...

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