A new podcast series

Over six episodes, our hosts speak to leading experts and innovators to understand how we transition to an energy system that works harder for people and the planet.
Over six episodes, our hosts speak to leading experts and innovators to understand how we transition to an energy system that works harder for people and the planet.
3 March 2022
Premiering on 16th March 2022, this six-part series explores the biggest questions, and debunks the most commonplace myths, about the transition to renewables: one of the defining goals of our time.
16 March 2022
Featuring guest speakers Dr Adam Dorr, Research Director at RethinkX, Greg Jackson, CEO at Octopus Energy and Dr Priya Donti, Chair of Climate Change AI
30 March 2022
Featuring guest speakers Mateo Jaramillo, CEO of Form Energy, Dr Nina Klein, Innovation and Digital Transformation Lead at National Grid ESO, and Sir Dave Lewis, Chair of Xlinks and ex-CEO of Tesco.
13 April 2022
Featuring guest speakers Dr Simon Evans, Deputy Editor at Carbon Brief, and Diana Fox Carney, Public Policy and Climate Expert
27 Apr 2022
Featuring guest speakers Harsh Vijay Singh from the World Economic Forum, Isabel Hilton from China Dialogue and Dr Rose Mutiso from The Energy for Growth Hub
11 May 2022
Featuring guest speakers Agamemnon Otero from Energy Gardens, Sarah Merrick from Ripple Energy, and Louise Wilson from Abundance Investment.
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How can machine learning speed up the energy transition and help us reach our net zero targets? A few weeks ago, Centre for Net Zero invited …
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“There is a saying that you should ‘never waste a crisis’. But the danger is that the Government will waste this one, failing to seize …
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Centre for Net Zero is a high impact research unit focused on the energy transition. One of the primary ways we operate is by creating …