The Decarbonisation Dialogue

Hannah's guest in this episode is Professor Helen Findlay. She joined Plymouth Marine Laboratory to complete her PhD in 2006, on ocean acidification and climate change impact on marine populations. Helen is a member of the Executive Council for the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network and lead coordinator for the North East Atlantic Ocean Acidification, which aims to establish accurate glo...

Our guest for this episode is Professor Emily Shuckburgh, director of Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge's major climate change initiative. Emily is a mathematician and climate scientist. She worked for more than a decade at the British Antarctic Survey where she led a UK national research programme on the Southern Ocean and its role in climate. She has also been an advisor on climate to...

Welcome to a special series from The Decarbonisation Dialogue, as we join in celebrating Wales Climate Week (3 to 7 November 2025). We're shining a spotlight on Wales with inspiring conversations featuring artist and maker Bronwen Gwillim, research associate Jack Price from the Wales Centre for Public Policy, and Sustainability Manager Teifion Maddocks from Swansea University. We’ve loved catching...

Welcome to a special series from The Decarbonisation Dialogue, as we join in celebrating Wales Climate Week (3 to 7 November 2025). We're shining a spotlight on Wales with inspiring conversations featuring artist and maker Bronwen Gwillim, research associate Jack Price from the Wales Centre for Public Policy, and Sustainability Manager Teifion Maddocks from Swansea University. We’ve loved catching...

Welcome to a special series from The Decarbonisation Dialogue, as we join in celebrating Wales Climate Week (3 to 7 November 2025). We're shining a spotlight on Wales with inspiring conversations featuring artist and maker Bronwen Gwillim, research associate Jack Price from the Wales Centre for Public Policy, and Sustainability Manager Teifion Maddocks from Swansea University. We’ve loved catching...

Hannah's guest for this episode is Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh who is director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations at the University of Bath. Lorraine is an environmental psychologist, specialising in perceptions and behaviour in relation to climate change, energy and transport. She regularly advises governmental and other organisations on low-carbon behaviour change and c...

Hannah's guest for this episode is Jenni Brooks . Jenni is the lead at Climate Action Leeds, which is working for a 'zero carbon, nature friendly, socially just Leeds by the 2030s'. This is an ambitious, Lottery-funded project linking up local and city-wide communities to act, plan and build a movement of action and change. Jenni talks about growing up in a politically aware household and how her...

Our guest for this edition of the podcast is Zarina Ahmad, co-director, Women’s Environmental Network. Zarina is an expert in equalities and climate change, increasing participation of under-represented groups in environmentalism. She previously worked at the Council for Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations leading the charge for increasing participation in environmentalism in Scotland. Zarina...

Our guest for this 23rd edition of our podcast is the creative powerhouse and genius, Jess Hines Jess has spent a lifetime telling stories. She is a passionate film, TV, and climate campaigning specialist. Jess is co-founder of Fingerprint Content working with creative teams around the world to create popular content for a variety of audiences. In her chat with presenter Hannah Walker, Jess talks...

Hannah's guest for this episode is Emma Lawrance, director of strategy and research at Climate Cares at the Institute of Global Health Innovation. Emma leads the mental health strategy for the Institute, primarily encompassing research and innovation in digital mental health support and the climate change and mental health programme called Climate Cares. Alongside this work, Emma founded the youth...

Our guest in the podcast studio this time is Ian O’Donnell MBE. He was co-opted to the Federation of Small Business Board in March 2023, following more than ten years as an active FSB member volunteer. Ian has been a business owner since his school days, running a creative design and marketing agency. He serves as a non-executive director and business growth consultant for other SMEs and is the en...

Hannah's guest for this episode is Julian Atkins, net zero programme director for the Church of England. Julian leads the C of E's net zero carbon 2030 programme, working in partnership with colleagues across the church to help to deliver upon the ambitions set by General Synod in 2020. Julian's job - alongside key stakeholders is to develop a joined-up programme, allocating national church funds...

In this episode of The Decarbonisation Dialogue, our guest is Emma Holland-Lindsay. The presenter is Hannah Walker. Emma is the head of public affairs at the National Federation of Women’s Institutes. She oversees the NFWI’s campaigning and influencing work focused on securing positive change on the issues that matter to WI members. This includes the provision of a research and policy development...

In this, our 18th episode, we welcome Morten Duedahl to our podcast. Morten is a recognised expert on heat networks. He knows everything there is to know about the development and implementation of district heating in Denmark. He spends much of his time working in the UK explaining the value of heat networks and providing insight into their operations. Morten chats to presenter Hannah Walker about...

In this episode, our guests are Charlotte Lastowecki and Olivia Horne. They chat to presenter Hannah Walker about their work with UK Youth Climate Coalition (YCC). Charlotte and Olivia are on a mission to mobilise and empower young people to take positive action for global climate justice. The YCC's projects span from the analysis of MP climate change voting record to delivering workshops to young...

In this episode of The Decarbonisation Dialogue, Hannah speaks to Jenna Hegarty. Jenna is a highly experienced policy advocate with years of experience in the third sector. She speaks about her work with The Nature Friendly Farming Network. It is a membership organisation led by farmers, working alongside other organisations and public supporters. The network aims to provide a platform or voice fo...

In this episode, Hannah's guest is Graham Duxbury OBE. He is the chief executive of Groundwork and is also a member of the UK100 board. It is the UK’s only cross-party network dedicated to supporting ambitious local government leaders committed to tackling the climate crisis. Graham is passionate about community and what it means for our world. His focus has been on improving neglected spaces, hel...

In this episode of our podcast, presenter Hannah Walker chats to Veronica Sekules. Veronica is an art curator, educator and writer with a background in the environmental movement, and is director of GroundWork Gallery in King’s Lynn. She opened the gallery in 2016 to showcase art and to campaign for the environment. It hashosted over 20 exhibitions and won several awards. Veronica's essay on The A...

In this episode, Hannah Walker speaks to Nadine Moustafa, a multi-talented and skilled engineer and research working at Imperial College, London. Nadine specialises in systems modelling for carbon management and decarbonisation technologies. Her work integrates socio-economic and techno-economic aspects of various energy technologies, including carbon capture and storage from various applications,...

Katherine Boland is an international artist based in Australia. Her work largely explores the fragility of the natural world. Katherine’s work has been featured at world climate conferences as she seeks to inspire discussion on how we are impacting our world. In this episode of our podcast, she talks to Hannah Walker about her studio practice in the Australian bush and how it has been impacted by...

In this episode of The Decarbonisation Dialogue, passionate journalist Anna Turns meets presenter Hannah Walker to talk about how the media can be used to inspire people into climate action. In an era when ‘greenwashing’ is prevalent, she urges people to question everything and do what they can to help protect our planet. As well as talking about her work, Anna explains why environmental education...

In this episode of The Decarbonisation Dialogue, presenter Hannah Walker speaks to world-leading scientist professor Peter Cox about how the climate is warming up and why. Peter is director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter. The institute sets out to be thought-leading in understanding global changes, solving global challenges, and helping create a flourishing future worl...

We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation...

We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation...

We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation...