Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista

Dale addresses why he’s upset farmers again with this rewilding campaign, and why we should all be eating more plants.  We take a look at what’s going on in Texas, and we answer your questions and some angry rants too.     

Dale updates us on his Green Britain campaign and we look at how media is reacting. We consider another government green failure and get an update on Ian’s attempts to kick his fried chicken addiction 

Dale discusses the launch of his major new Green Britain campaign with the UK’s Daily Express newspaper - not a place you would have previously associated with climate change.    We talk about why we all need to step out of the green bubble to get the country to where we want it to be - and we look at what’s coming up in our new initiative in the run up to the COP26 climate change conference.   

We look at a major UN survey that shows 2/3 of people are concerned about the climate emergency - Dale tells us why he still cares passionately about the EU, tells us about his new friend at the Daily Express and brings an update on the UK government’s anti-vegan advertising campaign. 

Ignore our tech issues (we’ll fix them!) as we digest a big week for the planet - with Biden rowing back on Trump’s most harmful environmental policies overnight, Dale is delighted.  We talk vegan burgers, Drax (a pollution power station, not a Bond bad guy), and answer an angry and nonsensical question about traffic lights. 

We get to grips with the fourth governmental u-turn on school dinners we wonder why they can’t get feeding kids right? There’s also hope as we wait for Joe Biden to take power, and Dale offers an update on Ecotricity’s tidal energy plans, his electric hovercraft project and what he gets up to in a typical working day.  

A bumper edition to start the new year - we wonder who will challenge President Elect Biden in four years and talk about the incredible start to Veganuary. We also discuss Ecotricity’s venture into geothermal energy - renewable power from 3 miles down, the same week as the government approve a coal mine.  Plus - loads more of your questions too!   

We’re getting ready for veganuary - as it looks set to be the biggest yet, and Dale reveals his tips for giving it a go. Weather disasters cost insurers hundreds of billions in 2020 - and we wonder just how much money talks, and whether things will change. Dale talks about his hopes for 2021 and we answer your questions. 

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/zerocarbonista We’ll be back in early September 2020.  Thanks for listening.