Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista

Looks like the world's going to breach the 1.5 degree Celsius threshold by 2027 - and we digest what this really means. We talk about Dale's plans for green gas - and why everybody else isn't fully on board yet.  Bird flu is back - and this time it's spread to humans in the UK - is this our next virus catastrophy caused by animal agriculture.  There's some mind-boggling st...

We need to get to net zero but there’s a 10 to 15 year waiting list to get some renewable projects connected.  A great listener question gets us pondering whether AI or climate change is more dangerous, while we also examine the growing trend of pre-emptive arrests ahead of potential protests.   We also have a load of your great questions - zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk

News means we start on a bit of a downer - the boss of COP28 reckons there’s still a place the world for fossil fuels, there’s record profits for Shell, while Barclays Bank reckon the world can’t function without oil and gas. A listener question gets us thinking about what we would do to change climate policy if we were in charge. Dale’s donations to Just Stop Oil and the Labour  Party upset the r...

Unexpectedly, we kick off with a conversation about the Royals – do they have a place in modern society, and what about their ability to save the planet?  The Telegraph reckons the shift to net zero will mean we’ll get more power cuts – but Dale calls BS on that.  This week there’s been a flurry of legal action against climate change – could this change the game?  We look at where global energy pr...

Another busy week as Dale’s been out-and-about defending our right to protest after Just Stop Oil hijacked the snooker.  Recording just hours before the XR Big One protest in London – we talk about TikTok’s efforts to fight climate misinformation, bugs in volcanos and whether Dale would be ok with climate protests at Forest Green Rovers, there’s also new vegan food at Greggs the Bakers.  We’ve got...

What a week - our government was already doing everything it could NOT to hit net zero targets, but now there's a plan to build loads of new roads - we find out more. Madness is spreading globally, as hydrogen made with fossil fuels are now apparently classified 'clean' and Canada's bankers are named the world's dirtiest. We also discuss XR's Big One protest, and Dale...

Dale and Ian are back sharing their grumpiness for Easter with this bumper episode.  The UAE are hosting COP, but upping gas and oil production - what the hell is going on?  Government ministers are regularly meeting climate change deniers - should we worried? Don’t panic though - the Aussies have got the answer to the climate crisis. We’ve got loads of your great questions - send more to zerocarb...

Dale is getting to grips the government's latest 'not-zero' policy and wonders why they are doing it all the wrong way round and are beguiled by heat pumps.  This week we're also discussing Rishi's swimming pool and the emerging heat battery tech, and Dale's book getting to the top of the charts and Aldi's vegan 'lamb.' We've got loads of your ques...

Boris has been trying to save his political career which means the latest IPCC report gets conveniently ignored by some UK press.  We look at the facts, and Dale is encouraged by the behaviour of the shipping industry who want to get to grips with their pollution problems.  We also talk hydrogen boilers and a smart move from climate activists in Sweden.   Hear from Dale’s mate Mike Graham, and ans...

The UK budget is here, and apparently the government is everywhere, but the environment.  We're pretty underwhelmed, because according to Jeremy Hunt - nuclear power is our future - we talk about what needs to change.  We also discuss when our energy bills are REALLY going to fall - because it's incredibly confusing, and we examine a plan created by some of its biggest polluters to clean...

There’s two big environmental stories from Germany which caught our interest this week - so we look into what they could mean for all of us.  Ian’s windows leave us wondering what goes on in the mind of Mr Freeze at the council, and we discuss a terrifying story about methane leaks too.  We answer more of the great questions you sent to zerocarbonista@ecotricity.co.uk too.   Don’t forget - Dale’s...

The energy price caps are changing, and it’s all kinds of complicated – Dale reckons he’s got a better solution.  The government says it’s getting into carbon capture – find out what Dale makes of it?  Also, there’s an expected House of Commons love-in for Forest Green Rovers and much more.  We’ve got loads of your questions too.  Don’t forget – the paperback edition of Dale’s acclaimed Manifesto...

Labour wants to make the UK a green energy superpower – hear what Dale’s got to say about what’s next in the corridors of power.   We take an extended look at the national boiler upgrade program – the £450m scheme that’s failed the same week a handful of bankers have trousered the same amount in bonuses.  Dale chats about the new independent regulator in football, and whether a petrochemical baron...

As Europe runs towards decarbonised steel, why on earth has the UK started digging for more coal?   George Soros proclaims we need to control the weather to stop climate change - is this a good idea, or just bonkers?  Wales wants to stop building roads and a University reckons eating meat is better than veganism.  Dale’s book, Manifesto is back - it’s got two new chapters and a special price of £4...

We take another look at big oil’s record profits and their efforts to reduce their net zero plans, while our government appoints a new Minister for Net Zero.  We hear how fighting climate change is now a profitable endeavour in the US thanks to a new financial act, and it’s coming to Europe.  There’s a new idea to use moon dust to help stop global warming - but is just science fiction?  Dale also...

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 Airpo...

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 lo...

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.