Zerocarbonista Podcast

Zerocarbonista is my podcast on climate, politics, and solutions. From building my first windmill in ‘96 to taking FGR vegan - it's all about the fight for a greener future.

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AI and Beavers | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E18

Musk in the dock for his out-of-control Grok? Where’s the freedom of speech in an obscene image? The Telegraph have Miliband in their headline crosshairs again - and damn him when he does, as well as when he doesn’t. Beavers are on their way to East Sussex, while new diet advice from the USA is far from bad. Sugar is the enemy according to Robert F (for fuckwit) Kennedy. Reform can’t sweeten themselves, one scandal after another, one distasteful defection after another and bombing in the polls… Their new candidate for London Mayor makes a major speech about how lawless London is - days before new stats show it’s the safest in a decade - out of touch or just gaslighting us…? Favourite though has to be immigration, the fixation of the right (like Brexit before it) - as we approach net zero migration, a new study says we’ll all pay more tax as a result. 00:00 - Another FGR win 02:42 - Jim Ratcliffe at it again 03:39 - Grok and Musk 05:48 - Telegraph vs Ed Miliband 09:22 - Will Dale start a broadband company? 10:28 - Beavers arriving soon... 11:31 - Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform 17:29 - RFK's health advice 20:02 - Net Zero means higher taxes? 22:18 - Reform's mayoral candidate 24:46 - Should MPs attend a minimum number of debates? ------------ 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 January 2026 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 18

Don’t panic - unless you live in Greenland | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E17

Piracy, hijacking, murder and kidnapping - that’s just from our ‘closest ally’ - the USA. Hypocrisy on steroids from the West, Europe lost for words. Who will or can stop Trump - with Greenland is in his sights. Meanwhile NASA’s new radar finds a lost city, under the ice….of Greenland. We bank a record year for green energy, Octopus banks a bad one and plays a bad game. Britain’s EV revolution powers on - the end of Diesel is in sight….China overtakes Musk. And Dale shows illuminates the fake ‘battle' between food and energy in the countryside. The numbers give the lie to this right wing argument. Welcome to 2026..:) 00:00 - Dale turned down Politics Live 01:32 - LBC and Bondi Beach 02:46 - Jolyon Maugham backs up Dale 04:03 - Another FGR win 05:18 - Trump and Venezuela 07:36 - Trump and Greenland 12:43 - The future of Planet Earth...? 16:01 - Three things Dale wants to see in 2026 17:20 - Record year for wind and solar 20:52 - EV sales through the roof 23:53 - Energy security and food security ------------ 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 January 2026 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 17

Animal Farm | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E16

Climate refugees. The Animal Welfare Strategy and the beginning of the end for factory farming. Reform, Farage dogging (the hunting ban). Cornwall’s octopi bloom. The London Stock Exchange with June Sarpong - Bondi Beach fallout, Winter Solstice, White Christmas dreams, Nuclear Energy and the Romans, and different view of Crimbo. It’s not Ed or Labour wot did it - the greenest xmas on the grid ever. ------------ 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 January 2026 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 16

Saturday Night Beaver | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E15

Energy bills, electric car bans, banks behaving badly, and the climate crisis - have we lived through it before? The Swiss Army Beaver, Netanyahu and anti semitism, Dale in the eye of the storm. And June Sarpong. Eclectic and electric. Data centres, Universities and dead end jobs - and the DNA of Polar Bears. ------------ 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 December 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 15

Turkeys, Harrods, jumpers and Farage. And Beavers. | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E14

Election Fraud, Farage, turkey gobbling, xmas jumpers. Eurovision Israel and Palestine. The global green economy, heat pumps, Miliband, electric cars, Sizewell. The budget, wind energy and batteries - what impact breaking the link has on incentive to build - and Beavers. Ecotalk shines in the Times. White Storks in London and rewilding the wildlife crisis - one meal at a time. Choose what you chew - more wisely. 00:00 - Solihull kids studying FGR 01:29 - Turkey farm abuse 05:23 - Does breaking the link remove incentives? 08:30 - Green economy projections 09:31 - End of life for petrol and diesel cars 12:14 - Beavers in Norfolk: guerilla rewilding 14:46 - Ecotalk in the Times 16:31 - Farage's election fraud 18:03 - More countries boycotting Eurovision 20:15 - Does Dale want to borrow a Christmas jumper? ------------ 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/

12 December 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 14

Seven Years In | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E13

Gaza Cola, Mobiles in a bucket and blackouts in London. The return of Johnson, the burning ban, Ecotalk on fire, beavers incoming - and the mad water cost of fighting the climate crisis (the big oil way). The energy bill hokey cokey, burger facts to chew on and (pls) let us eat grass. 00:00 - FGR v Southend 03:03 - The refugee catch-22 05:55 - Ecotalk update 08:12 - Gaza Cola 10:04 - Returning bottles for money 11:17 - Water shortages could derail net zero 14:28 - FGR Christmas jumper? 15:07 - More 'Your Party' drama 18:20 - The return of BoJo? 20:29 - Reeves knocks 1Bn off energy bills 23:14 - Wood burning stoves banned? 25:33 - The origin of burger ------------ 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/

3 December 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 13

The Babelfish Edition | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E12

And so much more, the ClusterMusk enters the lexicon, Dale and Reform agree about something, it’s worth a billion a year….the budget lands, COP30 resonates (is it a death rattle?) - and Babelfish…..hits the streets of London, first edition - Truth about Power. In surprising news, British Gas supports a wealth tax - we ask: does Octopus? Ultra Processed Food is a big problem (with or without the cow). And the Germans are coming for our sausages. ------------ 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 November 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 12

The Power of Three | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E11

The Millionaire road show, FGR go top of the league and Dale fact checks himself. Is China our secret climate weapon? Will COP 30 deliver anything? And a new defence for eco protestors - from the government? Along with Cola from Gaza, the slow motion train crash of Reform and a listener question to which Dale says - Monday. 00:00 - The Patriotic Millionaires Bus 03:21 - FGR: another great weekend 04:35 - Correction from last week 07:25 - Drug use from climate change fears 08:57 - RAB and why it's bad 11:47 - Marina Silva's fossil fuel roadmap 14:19 - China's CO2 emissions have peaked 16:37 - Ruth's big trek for Palestine 17:06 - Banning Israel from European football? 18:38 - FGR to sell Gaza Cola 19:44 - Reform UK's latest BS 22:25 - When will Dale set up a media organisation? ------------ 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/

18 November 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 11

A Tale of Two Forests | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E10

Ethical consumers, standing up for Palestine, no money for the Amazon, COP 30 - what is it good for. The world’s biggest hypocrite and king of fake news - and a near miss in Aldershot. We crunch the numbers for a fabulous listener question - and the stats that show why climate denial should be illegal. 00:00 - Ethical consumer conference 01:45 - FGR v Aldershot 02:17 - Dale's snapper story 03:39 - Tuesday night at FGR 04:14 - Trump v the BBC 06:30 - Why do we subsidise flying? 08:59 - Disturbing climate stats 12:01 - Labour contracts awarded to donors 13:29 - Thoughts on COP30 15:57 - Burning trees is sustainable? 16:33 - Flying to COP? 18:39 - Can we offset our air miles with veganism? ------------ 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/

12 November 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 10

The Wealth Tax Cometh? | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E9

This week - from vegan sea gulls to stunning football - the new study that destroys the fairy tales of Farage, Badenoch and even Octopus… The exit tax that gives a budget clue, poisonous tap water and what did privatisation ever do for us? Musk descends deeper into his hole…and Reform’s promises evaporate on contact. An awesome listener observation - a tale of two bacons in the Guardian…and Dale fact checks himself - with FFS. 00:00 - Dale's seagull story 03:15 - FGR's epic FA cup game 05:24 - New energy bills stats 09:20 - For Facts' Sake and Dale's new project 10:54 - Which eco-friendly products should we prioritise? 12:58 - Rachel Reeves' pre-budget statement 16:52 - Other podcast recommendations? 17:57 - Water companies to remove forever chemicals 20:43 - The Guardian's duo of bacon stories 22:16 - Elon Musk's latest provocation 23:10 - Reform councils face reality ------------ 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/

4 November 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 9

New Piers and Old Blair | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E8

This week we got Piers Morgan, reborn as a woke person - Tony Blair, reborn as a green eyed monster and Reform - just being themselves. Dale wins a pair of legal judgements, putting Reform’s Tice back in the dock along with the Daily Mail and a pre-internet media law (sounds like an oxymoron). Supervillain oil and gas company Shell are in hot water for making Typhoons… Ban the Bacon gathers pace and our listeners get down to it - with Zac P and grass questions. 00:00 - Dale on Piers Morgan's show 05:33 - Tony Blair's new dodgy dossier 09:24 - Labour's new deputy leader 10:43 - Racists in the Reform Party? 12:59 - Richard Tice libel case update 16:51 - Shell caused a typhoon 17:35 - Bacon is a carcinogen 20:30 - Update on gas from grass? 22:28 - When is FGR's new stadium build starting? 23:03 - FGR updates and next fixture 26:14 - Dale and Zack Polanski? ------------ 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 October 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 8

Reform’s Hat Trick and California’s slow food revolution | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E7

Dale joins Chris Packham and Feargal Sharkey in a protest. Reform perform for us all. An Israeli football club pulls a Prince Andrew… Octopus shows us it can count (beyond 8) and Ed gives the game away… fabulous woolly question from a fan and an X-rated ban. 00:00 - Penguins trapped in a basement 04:01 - Maccabi v Aston Villa 07:31 - Octopus knocks the government again 08:51 - Labour removing VAT on energy bills? 11:24 - Trio of Reform stories 15:21 - Gavin Newsom bans ultra processed foods from schools 18:04 - A replacement for wool? 21:11 - Is China a threat? 23:18 - Impacts of solar farms on land? ------------ 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 October 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 7

The Data says it’s Bollocks! | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E6

The Wealth Tax cometh, the Paris target is behind us - we go all ‘Cow in the Room’ with the Red Tractor in the dock, escaped salmon in the Loch and new life in concrete blocks. Dale pumps the Trump and our listeners tell us how the Dutch do it Over on X-rated corner the diss attempts fall flat as Dale put’s em straight - ain’t no bad thing being called a girl. 00:00 - No Dale's diary? 03:34 - Wealth tax is coming 06:40 - 2°C warming by 2050 7:59 - Social media spat with Richard Tice 09:17 - Concrete blocks in the North Sea? 11:10 - Lidl's plant based success 13:00 - Shocking cereal crops stat 14:12 - Red Tractor ads are misleading 17:16 - Dutch swear words 18:36 - How can Dale support Labour but oppose genocide? 20:36 - How do we balance out wealth? 22:41 - 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/

17 October 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 6

So much Not to Panic about | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E5

This week - The invisible conference, King Coal dethroned and the green energy Six Pointer. Uncle Sam’s Fat Beardo problem and Blair’s new war zone gig. Farage makes Dale an offer - while members plan green energy investment. We ask, is Octopus the new mouthpiece of the right and this Jenrick bloke - litter picking in Brum? We find sanity in our listener questions….and fun in X Rated corner. 00:00 - It's conference season 03:07 - Jenrick's race comment 04:43 - The Green conference 07:58 - Green energy on the rise 10:44 - Trump and Hegseth 12:28 - A spat with Octopus 16:09 - Tony Blair 18:46 - Dale joining Reform? 21:08 - Reform voters back green investments 22:51 - Any active campaigns to break the link? 25:16 - Effects of rising strike price for offshore wind? 26:55 - Why not rooftop solar panels? 28:26 - CfDs in the North Sea 29:12 - 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/

9 October 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 5

The Giga Poll, a cup of tea with Maggie and some tears | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E4

The Giga Poll launches at an Endurance event - it's what Britain really thinks. Along with social media fun on a ladder - the green economy in one minute and Dale’s view on Keir’s speech – oh and why the public is pissed off. A cup of tea with Margaret Thatcher stuns the Daily Telegraph. And Full Metal Ed ends it all with a bang. Meanwhile - Palestine is a country..who knew – Dale recounts the event, heckles Jezza who has a snappy comeback and leaves in tears. Ian shares the etymology of Tosspot, while we explore a suitable collective noun for our new diss term ‘Musk’ - VAT, Ecotalk, Zack Polanski and Trump are the icing on the cake on the nutty fruit cake…..this one is chock full…. 00:00 - Labour Party Conference 15:04 - Zack Polanski's new podcast 16:28 - UK's recognition of Palestine 18:27 - Trump's speech at the UN 21:32 - Collective noun for a group of Musks? 23:09 - Advice for someone feeling helpless? 23:51 - Advice on being asked to remove Palestinian flag? 25:29 - 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/

2 October 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 4

A Bunch of Musks | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E3

Fake news on the left and the right - Dale is a Driller? - Apt when the Leader of the Fact Free world is in town, C4 blows him up - but is he such a bad man...? Dale gets philosophical about the medicine of football and the origin of slurs - and trumps genitals and the animal kingdom. Listeners take us back to grass for food, plant based populism and energy while X-Rated Corner never disappoints... 00:00 - Dale's in a boat 01:17 - Dodgy journalism from the Telegraph and the Guardian 08:48 - Greg Jackson wants to drill 10:45 - The One Show at Forest Green Rovers 13:54 - Right wing nut of the week: Elon Musk 17:14 - Epstein problems 18:32 - Dale's new swear word 20:00 - UN says Israel is committing genocide 22:43 - Channel 4's Trump documentary 24:52 - The huge costs of privatisation 25:49 - Climate deaths 27:49 - Grass food questions 31:43 - Renewable providers deliberately bidding low? 33:53 - 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/

18 September 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 3

Doctor Doctor... | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E2

Football as medicine, a revelation from Dale and rejection from Reform, Farage meanwhile gets the spoon and we ask if he's dodging tax… China tops the league and Dale wants to save the North Sea, great questions from listeners - green populism and food and parcels of energy, while on X-rated corner we’ve some odd ideas about grass and cows… 00:00 - Dale banned from the Reform Conference 04:57 - The Political Purpose Awards 06:04 - The One Show coming to FGR 06:55 - Dale is a doctor? 08:33 - We need to protect North Sea jobs? 11:30 - Right wing nut of the week: Nigel Farage 14:04 - China twice as Green as the rest? 17:28 - Dirty air 20:39 - Angela Rayner resigns 22:48 - Should Govt offer sales of renewable energy parcels? 24:21 - The populist way to sell The Cow in the Room? 27:38 - 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 September 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 2

Green Populism - what is it? Nobody knows… | Zerocarbonista Podcast S7E01

Green Populism - what is it? Nobody knows… Trump might say that but Dale knows. And it’s in the news this week. Meanwhile Farage speaks out for Angie, or does he, Badenoch’s backstory looks bogus, Stroud has a new flag poll, Reform clamps down on free speech. Robbie Savage sets FGR on fire. And our X rated corner friends have their usual obsessions. Welcome to the new season - Don’t Panic. 00:00 - The start of a new season 02:24 - Zack Polanski: the new Green Party leader 06:32 - What is Green Populism? 09:40 - Angie and Farage 11:55 - Reform ban journalists 13:34 - Dale at the Reform conference 16:36 - Kemi's fibs 20:37 - Musk's White Power Company 22:53 - The flag poll 25:41 - Robbie Savage brought fun back to FGR 26:57 - 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/

4 September 2025 / Dale Vince

Series 7 / Episode 1

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