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Net Hero Podcast – With Sumit Bose

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Here for business trying to be net zero now, find out inspirational net zero stories, hear from thought leaders and experts. listen every Wednesday. Brought to you by future Net Zero.

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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Leyton Orient Football Club: 'We want to become a successful sustainable football club’ 21.02.2021

Leyton Orient Football Club’s Danny Macklin and Josh Stephens spoke to future Net Zero about what the club is doing to become more sustainable and what the game can do as a whole.

Flexibility and low carbon energy are intrinsically linked 17.02.2021

Networks must evolve to allow electricity to be used and distributed in more flexible ways. That's the suggestion from Ben Wallace, Head of Development for Urban Reserve at AMP Clean Energy , who spoke to future Net Zero Editor Jonny Bairstow about the critical role he expects flexible energy will play in supporting intermittent renewables and enabling the delivery of net zero.

Paving the way for businesses to start their net zero journey 26.01.2021

Sean Langford from SmartestEnergy and Experienced Energy Solutions’ Craig Watson told ELN how sustainably-minded businesses can get started on going green

Social pressure is building for businesses to leave future generations with a better world 21.01.2021

Social pressure is building for businesses to perform in a greener way and leave future generations with a better world. That's the suggestion from ENGIE's Energy & Sustainability Manager Richard Sulley, who spoke to future Net Zero Editor Jonny Bairstow about why it is so important for all businesses to consider their journey towards net zero and how to start working to make it a reality.

'Governments and regulators will play a key role in enabling the transition to cleaner fuels' 16.12.2020

Governments and regulators will play a key role in enabling the transition to cleaner fuels, said Xing Wang, SVP of Global Technology at Centrica Business Solutions. Speaking to future Net Zero about how the global economy can reach a stage of being fully decarbonised, he noted that the simplest pathway to emissions reductions in the long term for many organisations is switching from fossil fuels...

'Most businesses have poorer data than they need to be able to take action on net zero' 15.12.2020

Most businesses have poorer data than they need to be able to take action on net zero. That’s the suggestion from Simon Alsbury, Managing Director of Energise , who spoke to future Net Zero News Editor Jonny Bairstow in the fifth of a series of podcasts titled ‘Counting Carbon’ - he explained the three main steps that companies can implement now to kickstart their decarbonisation journey and begin...

'Businesses want to decarbonise, but in many cases can't access the capital needed to do so' 09.12.2020

Despite many businesses having a real desire and strategic drive to decarbonise, many are coming up against the stumbling block of accessing the financing needed to pay for it. That's the suggestion from Bill Rees, Commercial Director at Centrica Business Solutions, who told future Net Zero about the financial challenges that are commonly faced by companies as they work towards decarbonisation and...

‘The sector has a long way to go in terms of using data effectively to drive down emissions’ 08.12.2020

That’s the suggestion from Simon Alsbury, Managing Director of Energise, who spoke to future Net Zero News Editor Jonny Bairstow in the fourth of a series of podcasts titled ‘Counting Carbon’

'The decisions you make as a business have a material impact on other people’s Net Zero performance' 01.12.2020

Businesses must be responsible and work together to reduce emissions - you can change someone else's carbon footprint with your own behaviour. That’s the suggestion from Simon Alsbury, Managing Director of Energise , who spoke to future Net Zero News Editor Jonny Bairstow in the third of a series of podcasts titled ‘Counting Carbon’ - in a discussion centring around Scope 3 downstream emissions, h...

'Businesses are increasingly aware that cutting emissions and saving money go hand-in-hand' 25.11.2020

Businesses are becoming increasingly aware that decarbonisation and cost reduction go hand-in-hand as part of a joined-up approach. That's the suggestion from John Hartley, Director of Product Management at Centrica Business Solutions, who spoke to future Net Zero about the obstacles and opportunities that businesses around the world will face on their journeys towards net zero, and how Centrica B...

'To successfully decarbonise, you must make sure you are working with the right data from the start of your net zero journey' 24.11.2020

In order to successfully decarbonise, it's vital to make sure you are working with the right data from the start of your net zero journey. That's the suggestion from Simon Alsbury, Managing Director of Energise , who spoke to future Net Zero News Editor Jonny Bairstow in the second of a series of podcasts titled 'Counting Carbon'.

The pathway to net zero can be broken down into four simple steps - Review, Reduce, Renew, Rebalance. 17.11.2020

The pathway to net zero can be broken down into four simple steps - Review, Reduce, Renew, Rebalance.   That's the suggestion from Simon Alsbury, Managing Director of Energise, who spoke to future Net Zero News Editor Jonny Bairstow in the first of a series of podcasts titled 'Counting Carbon'.

Muntons and its 100-year sustainable journey 16.11.2020

Muntons is a family run business, established in 1921 and Group Managing Director, Mark Tyldesley told me what makes the Suffolk based maltsters so special: “We’re a malt and malt ingredients business.  Essentially, we buy barley, turn it into malt and then sell it to brewing and distilling industries and the food sector. We’re in beers like BrewDog and lots of confectionary; it’s a fabulous busin...

Clean energy strategies 'must be holistically integrated with wider commercial objectives' 11.11.2020

Clean energy strategies must be holistically integrated with wider commercial objectives. That's the suggestion from Stuart Duncan, Distributed Energy Strategic Sales Manager at Centrica Business Solutions, who explained how the firm is helping customers manage the challenge of aligning business objectives to an overarching energy strategy.

To make any real progress on tackling Scope 1 emissions, businesses need to start decarbonising heat 24.09.2020

To make any real progress on tackling Scope 1 emissions, businesses need to start decarbonising heat. That's the suggestion from Stuart Reid, Managing Director of Projects at AMP Clean Energy, who told future Net Zero Founder Sumit Bose that a "very interesting time" is fast approaching as businesses' journeys towards net zero begin in earnest.

'Customers need to be offered the right solutions at the right time in order to decarbonise heat' 07.09.2020

Customers need to be offered the right solutions at the right time in order to effectively and practically decarbonise the UK's heat networks. That's the suggestion from Ian Cameron, Head of Customer Service and Innovation at UK Power Networks, who in a conversation with future Net Zero Founder Sumit Bose, noted heat is the single biggest source of carbon emissions across the country and outlined...

Gaia Says No! Episode 12 - Epilogue 07.09.2020
Gaia Says No! Episode 11 – Sting in the tail? 01.09.2020

In the penultimate episode we discuss how the planet could reap revenge on us if we continue to harm the biosphere  

How UK Power Networks Services is helping UPS to electrify its fleet 28.08.2020

UPS is working towards electrifying its fleet and UK Power Networks Services is helping them on that journey. future Net Zero's Jonny Bairstow spoke to Claire Thompson-Sage, Sustainable Development Co-ordinator at UPS, and Alan Thompson, Head of Energy Technology Consulting at UK Power Networks Services, to find out more about the obstacles faced along the way and how they are being overcome. List...

'It makes no sense to talk about hydrogen without talking about ramping up renewables' 26.08.2020

It makes no sense to talk about hydrogen without talking about ramping up renewable energy generation. That was the statement underlined by Kaiserwetter's Rene Mono in a recent interview with future Net Zero Founder Sumit Bose, who stressed clean energy technologies such as wind and solar power "must go hand-in-hand" with the use of the gas as a tool for decarbonisation.

Alicia Charennat, foldAI 25.08.2020

Smart sensors in forests could help give us a picture of their health and ability to capture carbon, says foldAI  

Gaia says no! Episode 10 – Can Black Go Green? 24.08.2020

Listen as former Obama advisor Allyson Anderson Book, explains why the fossil fuel industries have a role to play in net zero  

Gaia Says No! Episode 9 – Technology 17.08.2020

Thanks as ever for listening in to our new series “Gaia Says No!” – exploring the nature of human activities on the planet. In this episode environmental campaigner Angus Forbes, analyst Alex Milward and I are joined by Pawel Kisielewski, who is CEO of CCm Technologies which is working on an incredible process for capturing CO2 and turning it into fertiliser!

'The personal business case for investing in an EV has now been reached' 14.08.2020

The big tipping point now is that the personal business case for investing in an electric vehicle (EV) has been reached, with net zero credentials following closely in second place. That's the suggestion from Andrew Hurdle, Head of EV Charging and Growth Transformation at British Gas Business, who spoke to future Net Zero News Editor Jonny Bairstow about how EVs were changing both the energy and t...

UK Power Networks 'is a key facilitator of delivering net zero on a local level across the UK' 13.08.2020

UK Power Networks is a key facilitator of delivering net zero on a local level across the UK. That's the verdict from Colin Nicholl, Head of Planning at the distribution network operator (DNO), who spoke to future Net Zero Founder Sumit Bose about the role the organisation aims to play on the country's journey towards decarbonisation by 2050. He noted it would play a key role in facilitating the d...

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