Zerocarbonista Podcast

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The China Syndrome - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E39

China's on fire this week, with an amazing solar energy break through and stunning electric car progress... While in Britain we're fusion dreaming and factory farmers dreams - turn to shite. Our friends on X give us Net Zero talking - pub politics versus vegan bistros… fair play - even though half a cup of cheap coffee a week pays for your net zero cost And listeners ask the usual great questions - How much green will it take to bring prices down, how best to long haul electricity... ....and what is that bike? 00:00 - Dale's week 01:13 - It's Glastonbury next week 02:59 - China's new solar panels 04:00 - China's EVs 06:12 - Fusion dreams 08:14 - Net zero has a comms problem 13:41 - A win for chickens 17:02 - Battery transport idea 19:41 - What's that bike? 21:21 - Cuts, not taxes? 22:30 - Renewables tipping point? 24:01 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

19 June 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 39

Sizewell, Swift Bricks and Media Tarts - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E38

Jam packed week this - Dale has the spending review blues, we talk Sizewell and the simple alternative we already have (it’s not green either) and the dynamite revelation about Hinkley. Big focus on homes, affordable or not, the rooftop revolution we need and the Swift brick gets explained. Meanwhile economists put a number on the cost of Reform’s Nexit…western media go all estate agent in the Middle East and Dale meets Gordo. On point Qs from our listeners rounded off with more X rated nonsense than you can shake a stick at. Key moments: 00:20 – Swift bricks: Simple, smart, and still somehow controversial 04:50 – Sizewell C: Delayed, overpriced, and unnecessary? 07:04 – Rooftop Revolution: 20 million homes vs one nuclear plant 09:42 – Affordable housing boost: £39bn—great headline, murky reality 11:29 – Land banking: 1.4 million consented homes just… waiting 12:53 – Bottom trawling ban: Half a win for marine protection 13:57 – Reform Party’s £100bn net zero sabotage 15:53 – Solar on listed buildings: Practical workarounds 16:45 – Labour’s nuclear obsession: What’s Ed Miliband thinking? 22:45 – Grass-fed protein update: Getting FSA approval to eat it 24:55 – Drax subsidies: Dale’s formal challenge before the deadline ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

13 June 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 38

The Miners, the Hippies, the IRA - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E37

Dale’s been busy in the media, this weeks right wing nut is the vigilante on the utube, we talk enemies of the state, Thatcher, and the Battle of the Beanfield - call for Drax to come clean or get no more cash - and ask is it the end for heat pumps… Great questions from our listeners on green gas and stuff, while our X rated friends obsess about what Dale wears. Jeez. More green blather than you can shake a stick at. 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - Battle of the Beanfield 03:34 - Earthfest and LIDO Festival 04:15 - Palestine protests 06:30 - Right wing nut of the week 10:12 - Heat pumps 12:06 - Sizewell C 12:56 - Drax 14:58 - Britain getting battle-ready? 18:46 - Questions to Dale 23:45 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

5 June 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 37

Ecocide, Wind Wars and Electrostates - what is going on? - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E36

In the news this week is Breaking the Link (again) this time in the Mirror - as Scotland considers Ecocide and Dale makes the case. Tesla sales dive as the market booms - Carma? China sets another record - this time as an Electrostate. And competing offshore wind farmers fire up their models and their lawyers over wind theft - or is it queue jumping. A new report shines the light on Cameron’s hideous school dinner law - and we reflect on his relationship with that pig’s head. Our listeners chip in with some great questions and our X rated friends don't let us down. Oh and the Right wing nut of the week is from Reform, but secretly one of us we think. 00:00 - Breaking the Link 02:36 - Green energy increases bills? 03:08 - Dale at Hay Festival 03:51 - Scotland adopting Ecocide law 05:21 - Former Israeli leader condemns Netanyahu's government 07:05 - EVs up, Elon down 09:22 - Wind Wars 11:44 - Electrostates 13:22 - Vegan bookies 14:23 - Meat 3 times a week in schools? 17:02 - How to pick a solar panel company 18:42 - X-rated corner 21:50 - Reform Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire supports Dale? ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

30 May 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 36

Fish bashing, trade deals and AI as the answer? - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E35

Dale goes to Europe by rail - pens an op-ed on the Eurostar for the Telegraph - and the world changes radically. Britain lands a trade deal with Europe, Farage says he’ll end it - Keminoch already said that - but would an AI version be a better leader? We think it might. The RSPCA endorse fish brutality and then don’t, as another expose empties supermarket shelves. Listener Qs and contributions on X round off another hoot... 00:00 - Dale in Croatia 01:51 - Dale and the Telegraph vs Israel 06:14 - EU trade deal 09:41 - Keminoch 11:32 - FGR's big game 12:55 - Salmon bashing 15:40 - FGR staying vegan post-Dale? 16:58 - Thames Water 18:15 - Bypassing international energy markets? 19:41 - Who can change how green energy is priced? 22:01 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

23 May 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 35

Trade Trumps Law and Doublethink Rules - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E34

Once again we bring news of the good deeds of the Donald. Tony Blair nearly wins right wing nut of the week for his crazy pro-fossil intervention on behalf of his petrostate clients, but he’s pipped by the Tories’ energy man who probably believes the earth is flat and definitely won’t get to do that which he says he will do. We talk Dale writing for the Telegraph on Gaza and the crazy things our government says about trade - more important than law apparently….breaking the link rears its head again as the man they call ‘Red Ed’ might need more money for his 2030 target. And if that’s not enough, our listeners and X-rated trolls have a bundle of good, bad and generally fun things to add. 00:00 - Trade sanctions for Israel? 03:46 - Will Net Zero increase bills? 05:30 - Trump: the gift that keeps on giving? 07:13 - Tony Blair's ties to Saudi Arabia 09:10 - Right-wing nut of the week 11:20 - F35 exports 13:07 - The Green Party and Green populism 16:32 - Thickening sea ice 18:17 - Balcony solar systems? 19:38 - Keir appeasing the right? 21:35 - What difference will UK net zero make for the planet? 22:35 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

15 May 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 34

Secretly one of us - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E33

This week we look at Trump’s good deeds, from Oz to Canada to China and we invite Richard Tice to come out of the closet. We open with a libel update, a heat pump story and something called Nexit. And then there’s AI and Crypto - both energy guzzlers, but what does Crypto actually do? Great listener questions and they’re at it again on X-rated corner - gotta love em. 00:00 - Guido pays up 02:52 - Dale's op-eds 05:02 - Trump as a force for good? 08:55 - Local grids? 09:45 - Reform councils 11:50 - Richard Tice is one of us? 13:12 - Clean energy and the AI race 13:59 - Bitcoin 17:00 - White meat is good for you? 18:56 - How do we avoid blackouts? 20:15 - Lifespan and life cycle cost of solar panels 21:29 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

8 May 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 33

The answer is Net Zero - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E32

In this week's show, an irrational ex Labour PM joins Farage - in nonsense on net zero. The Telegraph smeared Dale again, then apologised and then donated to Gaza - all in less than a week. In the saga the score stands at 8-0. Dale finds an unlikely ally in Richard Tice, but only half so and Zero carbon homes are back on the agenda, starting with a new/old rule for new builds. Questions pour in from listeners, not least on ‘breaking the link’ and of course we have some X-rated rantings….. 00:00 - Has Dale had subsidies? 02:13 - Right wing nut of the week 05:02 - Dale Nigel and Ed 06:46 - Kneecap 09:52 - Richard Tice agrees with Dale 11:24 - Election day 12:33 - FGR's last home game of the season 12:57 - Ed's solar panel plan 15:10 - A Zerocarbonista first 15:47 - Gary Stevenson picks up Dale's lingo 16:43 - Breaking the link by 2030? 18:14 - How does Dale stop his players eating the pitch? 18:58 - Should we have no control over immigration? 19:23 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

2 May 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 32

Orange Crumble? - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E31

The need for more Nuclear cops, the MAGA diet that will surely work, more pointless tariffs and a madly big cheque - on one side as we take a dive into something you might call Nexit. With the usual gaggle of listeners chipping in, not least about the last ice age. 00:00 - Dale vs Nigel Farage 04:13 - Breaking the link 06:08 - IMF downgrade 06:54 - A big cheque 08:36 - Zonal pricing 10:42 - Tariffs 12:38 - RFK Jr. and the MAGA diet 14:27 - When will wind and solar be feasible? 15:37 - Merits and demerits of net zero 16:53 - Saving money with electric cars 19:40 - Mini nuclear plants 21:04 - Peer-to-peer energy trading? 22:12 - Carbon footprint from windmills and solar panels? 22:53 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

24 April 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 31

It’s Ed Wot Done it - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E30

Times Radio out does the Telegraph for a Daily Dale this week as we mix British Steel - energy and a nutty new right wing narrative - about Ed Milliband - with the new line from Nige and Semi, while our contributors in X rated corner make clear just how dangerous that is. We’ve got a bit of a food focus too as our right wing nut award goes to a Big Farm funded propaganda campaign against science, pesticides are found in our houses (100s of them) and banned substances are in Scottish farmed salmon - which is an actual crime. Some great questions - like how many windmills can we get for the price of Sizewell C, the answer to that might surprise you. Key moments: 0:25 – On Times Radio again – Dale breaks down the real story behind British Steel’s struggles: sky-high energy prices. 2:06 – Blaming Ed Miliband? – The Tories' new spin: decades of steel decline are all down to Labour’s net zero agenda… 3:15 – Fossil fuel prices = high bills – Dale sets the record straight on who’s really driving your energy costs up. 4:27 – Farage targets net zero – It’s Brexit all over again, but this time the enemy is green energy. 5:06 – Green economy = real opportunity – More growth, better jobs, and a way forward. Why turn our backs on that? 8:50 – Rooftop Revolution – A national solar rollout could slash bills and democratise energy. So what’s stopping us? 10:45 – Space tourism insanity – Bezos and co. burn rocket fuel for vanity trips while the climate crisis deepens. 13:07 – 200+ pesticides in homes – Shocking new data shows toxic ag chemicals aren’t just on fields—they’re in your living room. ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

17 April 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 30

Driller Killer - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E29

Trump’s tariff assault on the World has unexpected consequences - of course, but this one takes the biscuit. As factory farming comes under attack, for a reverse pandemic and the rise of superbugs - the public strikes back, we get an update on grass as food. Ian has a fan but it’s not what it seems. And a new direct action group start making Citizen’s arrests. Great questions around electric planes and solar panels along with more laughs in the X-rated corner. Oh and the climate crisis will destroy capitalism - not according to an eco warrior… Great questions around electric planes and solar panels along with more laughs in the X-rated corner. 00:00 - Ian's holiday 02:16 - Dale on Sunday Morning Live 04:47 - Trump kills US oil 06:57 - Reverse zoonosis 08:39 - Mutating superbugs 09:25 - Norfolk megafarm rejected 10:42 - Energy company investigating zoology? 11:16 - Roadmap to Ecojet 12:28 - Luton expansion approved 13:56 - What's it like on a solar farm? 16:02 - Thames Water citizen's arrest 16:57 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

11 April 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 29

For Facts Sake Laugh - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E28

Trump versus the weathermen - hedge funds to the rescue? Tesla and the China Syndrome. California (not so) dreaming, sea water sucking, woods and trees and net zero ducking. The return of Cummings! and er what’s Bianca got to do with it….RickAAAY? 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Ministry of Eco Education 03:17 - Dale in the Telegraph (again) 05:23 - Telsa vs China 10:22 - Hedge funds and weather modellers 12:23 - War planning on Signal 14:11 - Solar panels on social housing? 15:04 - Sucking CO2 out of sea water 15:44 - New National forest 16:18 - Why is electricity more expensive than gas? 17:30 - Cummings and Farage 18:46 - What would a wealth tax look like? 19:48 - Tice's lies 22:55 - Ian's Kemi encounter 23:30 - X-rated corner 28:40 - Ian's trip ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

27 March 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 28

Don't Nazis Buy Cars? - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E27

Musk faces market Karma while Trump pumps Tesla and a tiny tax that could change everything. Dale has a dress code issue with government security and Ian puts on his Reform hat to explain it all. This week's right wing nut Kemi B tells big porkies about net zero in the week a new report paints the clearest picture yet. Over the pond Greenpeace face wipeout in a crazy court decision, while back home Britain’s carbon emissions hit an incredible new record. For clarity in a crazy world don’t miss this. 00:00 - Dale IN the Telegraph 01:38 - The Patriotic Millionaires bus 04:19 - Dale causes trouble at Portcullis House 06:45 - Trump flogs Teslas 10:29 - Climate inaction could cost a third of global GDP 11:51 - More than 150 unprecedented climate disasters in one year 12:20 - Right-wing nut of the week 13:55 - Ian puts his Reform hat on 16:55 - Is Nuclear green? 17:24 - Proportional representation? 18:15 - Greenpeace's court battle 20:21 - Why do countries which rely more heavily on gas have cheaper bills? 21:12 - Forest Green Rovers is the most unusual football club in the world 22:08 - UK emissions lowest since 1872 22:41 - The Drax whistleblower 24:09 - X-rated corner 27:39 - Dale on Sophy Ridge 28:58 - Outro ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

21 March 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 27

Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E26

This week Dale’s looking for a job, animal poo from farms gets a new classification, lab grown food meanwhile is round the corner, the Aussies print a new house, Reform talk farm manure about energy, pylons that can cut your energy bills and a global kickback against the Musk. Chock full of sense and nonsense - with a sprinkling of X rated corner. Don’t miss it…:) 00:00 - Dale's new job? 03:08 - Chicken sh** 05:39 - 3D printed houses 06:45 - Musk kickback 09:28 - Pylon promises 11:21 - Why no wealth tax? 13:36 - Paid to turn off turbines? 14:50 - Exploiting gas reserves 17:43 - ULEZ 18:45 - Should Dale switch to the Greens? 20:23 - Lab grown foods 22:58 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

14 March 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 26

An algae named Elon - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E25

We got that, Dale in Tatler, Bezos in third, religious attitudes to this eco stuff, the wealth tax comes back, Drax giving us all the Vs and windmills going dark - who could want more? We got X rated corner if you do....:) Key Moments: 00:16 – Tatler thinks I’m a socialite now 02:33 – Austerity’s back… and it’s still a bad idea 04:00 – The wealth tax: 2% from the ultra-rich, £24bn raised 08:18 – Drax: billions in subsidies, still screwing us over 09:47 – Algae, the unlikely climate hero 12:55 – Why wind farms aren’t bird-killers 16:16 – Jeff Bezos takes a right turn with The Washington Post 22:01 – A listener predicts PM Farage… nope ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

6 March 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 25

Courtroom Dramas and Kebab Karma - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E24

The “HamasGate” saga endgame approaches as the Daily Mail and Guido Fawkes fold. We look at a new report from those eco fanatics at the CBI while the fossil fools at BP doubles down. And in its latest report The Climate Change Committee talks cars and kebabs. Dale explains why we need to ‘break the link’ in order to get our bills down - but is anyone listening….. And on X-rated corner - a bit of S&M. 00:00 - Hamasgate 05:36 - GEI Conference 07:25 - CBI backs green growth 09:28 - CCC's 7th carbon budget 14:05 - Money to Gaza 14:38 - BP want more profits 15:37 - Glaciers melting 15:55 - Breaking the link 17:08 - Wasted energy 18:48 - Message from Just Stop Oil 19:41 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

28 February 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 24

What’s a Wolf Worth? - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E23

This week we brush past the latest improbabilities that are Trump actuals and dive into food and nature. Wolves can help us cut carbon and the eye crushing of shrimps. The Telegraph appear to be Dale’s new media platform as they carry his social media posts as stories - this week Jim Radcliffe and Man Utd in the crosshairs. And then there’s the incredible study of diets using 22 pairs of identical twins…Dale’s gold jacket and No. 10 sleepovers… 00:00 - Dale's week 01:11 - Mr. Trump and Mr. Wright 03:07 - Reform's war on Net Zero 07:19 - Questions to Dale 08:44 - Wolves 10:10 - Shrimps 12:36 - Jim Ratcliffe 15:06 - Questions to Dale 16:36 - Identical twins 17:22 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

21 February 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 23

Drax and the Axe - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E22

Good news for tree huggers. Bad news for the perps of Hamasgate. Green skyscrapers, invisible killers and Trump’s exploding straws. Great audience questions give us Dale's new motor, diamond lessons and Ian gets a roasting - while X-rated corner makes some sense! What is happening...? 00:00 - HamasGate 03:42 - Drax faces the axe 05:58 - Air pollution 09:17 - Green contruction? 12:52 - Questions to Dale 18:34 - Trump stories 22:41 - Used electric vehicles? 23:52 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

13 February 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 22

The economist with no numbers - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E21

This week Dale faces fact-free allegations from the party of corruption. And we go where economists fear to tread - running the numbers on new runways and oil, and we look at the mini nukes that defy the laws of economic gravity. Some bunch of eco loons reckon we can add £57bn to our GDP with green stuff... and avoid three more Brexits with nature stuff… Most surprising of all is the sense we find in X-rated corner.... Don’t miss it. 00:00 - Dale's week 00:52 - The Today show 03:09 - The economist with no numbers 05:02 - Small nuclear reactors 07:27 - Mentioned in the House of Commons 11:57 - Young people switching off fridges 14:03 - Value for money? 15:46 - AI vs net zero? 16:42 - Questions to Dale 24:26 - X-rated corner ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

7 February 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 21

The Daley Telegraph? - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S6E20

One article every day for five days looks like an obsession. A mad media week ending with dawn till dusk coverage on Gaza, donations, Heathrow, big green energy projects and a middle eastern connection - a proper eclectic mix with one element in common. And the oxymoron that is Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Has Labour blown its green credentials? And X-rated corner does its thing. 00:00 - Intro 00:12 - Dale's week 06:23 - Cosying up to the Middle East? 09:00 - Vegan gas losses 10:50 - Donations, donations 13:08 - Good Morning Bullsh** 15:38 - Expanding Heathrow 20:28 - Questions to Dale 20:56 - X-rated corner 23:07 - Outro ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

31 January 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 20

Trump’s withdrawal method | Zerocarbonista S6E19

This week - Trump’s withdrawal method, Musk’s Dr Strangelove arm, the heat pump light begins to dawn on Ed and the end of wind in the US as China’s races to zero. Plus deadly jellyfish, natures answer? a zero-carbon airline and Ecotricity’ s plant based canteen. Wrapping up with X-Rated Corner, have FGR signed Ivanka Trump……Don’t miss it. Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction 0:22 – Trump’s contradictions: Drill baby drill, or secretly green? 2:26 – China’s renewable energy surge: Breaking records 5:56 – Ecojet update: Where we’re at with zero-carbon flying 11:10 – Labour’s position on the Heathrow third runway 15:50 – Why heat pumps might never beat gas boilers 18:03 – Jellyfish vs. salmon farming: Nature fights back 20:18 – Inside the UK’s first plant-based workplace canteen ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

24 January 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 19

Santa, Nukes and Climate Whiplash - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S06E18

We’ve got it all, US flat earthers land in Blighty, Reform want new coal mines - while climate scientists talk of weather whiplash. One side is hideously wrong. Meanwhile, is Veganuary flopping? Who says we need more roads to get to net zero and X-Rated corner gives us a fact - you couldn’t make that up..:) 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Dale’s week 03:40 - Milky apologies 04:48 - Pitching a tent? 06:48 - Heartland 08:31 - The “road” to net zero 10:24 - Questions to Dale 14:58 - Sizewell C 16:32 - Questions to Dale 17:13 - X-rated corner 20:28 - Outro ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

17 January 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 18

The Mother of them all - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S06E17

Trump out-Trumps himself - with his imperial ambitions for Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal… while his new his bro Musk wants to run Britain. Biz bosses earn astounding sums but can’t pay tax - while the climate crisis does untold economic harm last year. And Trump wants to ban wind - that just sounds odd. We have X-rated corner for light relief though..:) 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Right-wing nut(s) 07:28 - (Un)natural catastrophes 08:35 - Wind/Solar vs gas 09:35 - Questions to Dale 10:43 - Depressed vegans 12:09 - Questions to Dale 15:10 - Stinking rich FTSE bosses 16:24 - Questions to Dale 17:19 - X-rated corner 20:55 - Outro ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

10 January 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 17

2024 Wrapped: Labour Wins, Big Green Shifts & More | Zerocarbonista S06E16

In this episode we explore a pivotal year - from Labour’s game-changing election win, the global surge in renewables, hitting that 1.5 degree target a decade too soon and warnings of more to come. Dale breaks down the good and the bad - and the bold solutions emerging for the coming year - as we approach the start of the second half of that vital last decade the UN said we had - in which to take bold action. What’s next in the fight for our future...? 📍 Key Moments: 00:22 Labour’s landmark victory: How we beat Tory voter suppression tactics. 01:50 The rise (and hiccups) of Labour’s first six months. 04:30 1.5°C: What surpassing this threshold means for the planet. 07:45 The UK bids farewell to coal. 11:10 How a smarter, greener grid is our ticket to 100% renewables. Stay tuned for next week when we kick off 2025 with a packed agenda. ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

24 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 16

The yellow, red, brown and white stuff | Zerocarbonista S06E15

This episode we got Big Food trying to stop cows from farting, Musk trying to pollute our politics, we hear about Dale’s week in the High Court, his visit to the Guardian picket line and some great green energy news. On X rated corner we have fabulous backhanded compliments, Liberace and another conspiracy theory, while regular listeners chip in with Xmas jumper dress codes in schools (yikes) and a villain accused of taking meat from school kids? Bat sh*t crazy way to end the year. Timestamps: 0:01 – Media circus and divorce courtroom madness 5:15 – My so-called hypocrisy: jet flights and petrol cars 9:40 – Methane madness: Silicon cow feed explained 15:10 – Why we need “assisted dying” for some buildings 20:25 – My first picket line and supporting Observer staff 25:50 – Rant: The disaster of Christmas jumpers 30:30 – Why Musk and private money must stay out of politics ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 15

A Confusing News Day - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S06E14

Bendy solar panels can do what? US support for UN climate plans begets fury. Milk can’t be called milk… and a wooden football stadium is now nailed on. Musk threatens to distort British politics - Reform already does that... while X Rated corner continues to entertain. 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Dale's week 02:13 - USA in court 04:51 - Bendy panels 06:44 - Questions to Dale 08:09 - Reforming Elon 09:57 - Questions to Dale 11:09 - Fake milk? 15:23 - Wood to go 16:56 - X-rated corner 21:30 - Outro ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 14

Live from Liverpool - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S06E13

A very special episode live from Liverpool Accelerator City...:) ------------ From the Act 1.5 initiative for zero-carbon events to why food—yes, the cow in the room—remains the most stubborn barrier to change, this is a conversation about solutions. We talk green populism, why poverty must be addressed in climate action, and how the biggest environmental win we can achieve today is ditching meat. I also tackle critics, from "gas drilling Chris" to the ever-present "X-rated corner" naysayers on social media. And yes, we address the enduring myths: "What about when the wind doesn’t blow?" Spoiler: there’s a smart, green answer to that. Key takeaways: 00:54 What is Act 1.5, and why does it matter for events like Liverpool’s gigs? 10:15 The truth about renewable energy and balancing the grid. 20:35 “The Cow in the Room”: Why food is the climate fight’s blind spot. 35:33 Addressing poverty in the green movement – can we bring everyone along? 47:15 Is lab-grown meat really the answer? ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/ ------------ Thumbnail Courtesy of Liverpool City Council. Photographer Becky Oliver.

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 13

Fags and Bacon - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S06E12

Noisy heat pumps, pointless COPs, Fags and Bacon - and Farming's new bestie... yeah right. Plus some old chestnuts - and false choices. 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Dale's week 04:35 - Pigs and cigs 07:08 - Copped out 09:28 - Pump up the volume 12:47 - Questions to Dale 14:59 - Clarkson's nuts 19:32 - Windmill crimes 22:04 - X-Rated corner 23:49 - Outro ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 12

The Gift from God. Really…. - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S06E11

Another oil baron kicks off another Petrostate COP this week – Keir Starmer stands up for climate justice, sets bold new target but makes interesting claim, - while 18 of the G20 are doing their laundry or something. I revel in my new role of ‘Staines remover’ and we look at the curious story of Turkey ’theft’ by a vet. With of course fab Qs from the audience - keep 'em coming. 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Dale's week 02:54 - COP out 29 07:20 - Questions to Dale 08:36 - Trump issues? 09:54 - Questions to Dale 10:56 - Green skies 11:43 - Gloucestershire revived 13:37 - The one about the hidden turkey 15:18 - X-Rated corner 18:38 - Outro ------------ Green Industrialist. Founder of Ecotricity, Skydiamond, BritWind, Devil’s Kitchen & Green Britain Foundation. Chairman of Forest Green Rovers. UN Climate Change Champion Follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealdalevince Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalevince/ X: https://x.com/DaleVince LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalevince/

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 11

WTF of a week... - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S06E10

Right wing nuts dominate the latest episode… but here's why Trump won’t be able to stop Net Zero and James Dyson should stop whinging and pay his taxes like the rest of us. 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Dale's week 00:38 - Right wing nut 05:25 - Trumpy returns 10:06 - Another right wing nut 11:03 - Questions to Dale 11:53 - Starmer the farmer 13:43 - Questions to Dale 14:30 - Clean energy green light 17:12 - Questions to Dale 18:02 - Is wood the future in space? 19:47 - Dale the press baron? 21:15 - X-Rated Corner: Trump special 22:56 - Questions to Dale

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 10

A Green frost in NO-vember - Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista - S06E09

This week we talk Budget, Green-on-Green battles, why I'm saying No in November, and I unpack my supposed "shadowy" support for the Labour Party...:) 00:00 - Intro 00:20 - Dale's Week 4:40 - Budget 2024: Did Rach do good? 7:02 - Rich whingers can f*** off 8:33 - Questions to Dale 12:30 - Greenwashing nonsense 13:20 - Questions to Dale 14:05 - Clean tech worth £1.5 trillion 15:12 - X-Rated Corner

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 9

Episode 8 - Crimes against Humanity?

We got left and right wing nuts this week - as the heat pump rumble, rumbles on and I’m accused of all manner of things. The UN issues a stark warning ‘apocalypse this century’ looks nailed on. With the Budget coming, we talk about making tax more fair. Water companies continue to outrage, their apocalypse is surely just around the corner. All with a fab dose of listener questions, and X rated icing on the cake.

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 8

Episode 7 - A One Man Drax

The Monbiot episode? Well, it was hard to avoid some mention of the extraordinary attacks, sparked by my public comments on Heat Pumps. Our school dinner campaign has bled over (wrong choice of words?) into the NHS - I’ve been advocating for more tax (again) and then we talk Drax (the actual one) and the bonkers plans of the last government to buy trees from far-flung countries - to feed the beast. Our listeners chip in with brilliant contributions - not least X rated corner - I think I love these guys...:)

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 7

Episode 6 - Things can only get Badder...

This week we talk Regicide, Hurricanes, Football, Climate Villains (and tax exiles) and news giving us reason to maybe co opt that old right wing saw “what about China?”. Then we get to the serious stuff, listener questions and we have fish on the beach, cows in the room, grid fairies and zero carbon flying (no fairy tale that) - and X rated corner is what it is...:)

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 6

Episode 5 - Big Dirty Salmon

Cracking episode... We kick off with the Tory party conference - just another episode in the saga of the race to lead the zombie party. We celebrate the end of coal in the UK, although the joy’s somewhat dampened by a big gamble on Carbon Capture. In 'non-news', we have fossil fuel companies not investing in green... Our undercover team’s been busy too – breaking a dirty salmon farming story live on ITV, followed by another on snares and a Duke. Fab questions, great intervention from Julie, and some humorous names in our X-rated corner...

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 5

Episode 4 - Musk can do one

This week – we dive into the Labour Conference with fringe events, speeches, and wall-to-wall media interviews, covering donations, wealth tax, and winter fuel allowance... The big bad boy that landed in the press was the mandatory meat and dairy for school dinners, stirring up quite the storm... Keir Starmer’s sausage slip-up makes the headlines, and I share my own sausage moment on Sky News...:) Plus, we chat about the bizarre Green 100 list placing Theresa May above me, and finish with fab questions on everything from school meals to protein made from grass... Oh, and that bloke Musk.

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 4

Episode 3 - Thatcher, the milk snatcher

This week - An ex government minister says some crazy stuff and goes toe to toe with Nige for the right wing nut award - while an actual government minister says something crazy but true. The nuttiest project from the Tory years gets the High Court boot and the implications of that are big. Look out, Rosebank... We reflect on the good things Thatcher did… weird, and then discover Counterfactual Corner… you gotta love it…:)

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 3

Episode 2 - Life's A Gas

In this one, we’ve got methane – a bit of a climate villain and another reason to ditch the cow. Right-wing nuts are back – Trump and his leading acolyte on this side of the pond, both vying for top spot. And vegan dogs and cats – who knew? Even vets admit they live longer, healthier lives. Green populism gets a run out in the US as a way to engage the right-wing in the polar bear-saving agenda. Plus, some simply fabulous listener questions, including a new X-rated section. Oh, and do you know which animal in Britain kills the most humans…?

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 2

Episode 1 - Landed like a cowpat...:)

Our new season kicks off and we talk about the title, what it might have been and why it is what it is. We have Rishi and his 4 foot wooden spoon, a summer of Grid Faeries and the incredibly self unaware rantings of Reform in the House. The success of the latest renewable auction and the nuclear story behind that - plus our listeners are back with a bang, not least with the 10 million tonne question…

23 December 2024 / Dale Vince

Series 6 / Episode 1

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