Local Zero
Episodes
Back to the Future: industrial history and community in the just transition
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ewan Gibbs joins us to discuss what the history of UK industry and energy can teach us about a just transition.Can communities built around industr...
Dr Alice Bell director of climate charity Possible
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Alice Bell discusses the work of the climate change charity Possible to get communities engaged with climate action. Her recent book is called Our ...
Bonus ep: IPCC report 'code red for humanity' - Local Zero responds
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A landmark UN scientific report has detailed how human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and irreversible ways. It warns of increasing...
Rob Saunders from Prospering From the Energy Revolution (PFER)
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The team fact-check the science around recent government proposals for climate change “micro-steps”. Our guest is Rob Saunders, Challenge Director...
Local heroes: spotlighting Glasgow's local climate activists
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We meet people taking action in their communities to tackle climate change. We hear about their important work fighting locally against the climate em...
Gridlocked: energy networks, DSOs and net zero
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How is the energy network changing, and what does it mean for net zero? How can we manage our networks to accommodate smart, local innovations in ener...
Permission to land 2: land use and net zero
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From land *ownership* in our last episode to land *use* this time. How can land be used to mitigate climate change? What are some innovative uses of l...
Permission to land 1: ownership and net zero
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the current state of UK land ownership, and how can this be overhauled to better meet the needs of both climate and communities? The team are ...
Get smart: data in local net zero
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What role does “smart” have to play in a local, net zero transition? How crucial is data? What are the key issues to address? The team are joined ...
Greg Barker, coalition government climate change minister
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gregory Barker, now Lord Barker of Battle, was energy and climate change minister in the coalition government. He was pivotal to UK policies like the ...
A green COVID recovery?
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What could a green post-COVID economic recovery look like, and how can we make sure it has carbon reduction and a just transition at its core? Guests ...
Community energy: power to the people
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From turbines in the remote Western Isles to solar PV in Brixton, community energy projects represent a challenge to our mostly centralised energy sys...
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) almost always encounter anger and resistance - but are shown to cut driving and increase walking and cycling where t...
Movin’ on up: Transport for a net zero future
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Transport makes up nearly 40% of the average UK household's carbon footprint (with wide variation between different sections of society). While other ...
Zero-carbon homes: building a supply chain and workforce
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Delivering UK net zero requires a massive switch to carbonless heat and power in all our buildings - but the tools and systems to make that switch don...
Too Hot to Handle? Decarbonising heat in homes and industry
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Heat is a key challenge in achieving carbon net-zero. What is being done to decarbonise heat systems, and how can this work be accelerated? Heat polic...
Show me the money: funding the net zero transition
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who pays for local energy systems in the net-zero transition, and why? What are the financial barriers that local and community energy models need to ...
Power To The People: Net Zero and Citizen Engagement
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do those leading the charge on carbon reduction bring everyone else in society along for the ride? Our guest is Professor Rebecca Willis, who lead...
Chris Stark of the UK Climate Change Committee
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Stark, chief executive of the UK's Climate Change Committee, shares his hopes, ambitions and fears over climate change goals, and his aspiration...
Fuel poverty and net zero: Leave no-one behind
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fuel poverty is a pervasive and persistent issue for some of society's most vulnerable groups. How can the push for net zero help to end fuel poverty,...
Glasgow's challenge: a net zero city by 2030
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is required to bring one of Britain's biggest cities down to net zero? In this episode, we focus on Glasgow as a case study for ambitious, city-l...
COVID's Lessons for the Road to Net Zero
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With guests Polly Billington and Jim Watson, the team assess the impact of Coronavirus on net zero transition. How can local energy help bring about a...
Countdown to COP26 in Glasgow
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COP26 in Glasgow is one year away - so where are we on the path to a zero carbon future? In this first episode, the Local Zero team tackle the big que...
Coming soon: climate action on your doorstep
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Local Zero kicks off on November 5th, and launches a twelve month countdown to COP26. With Earth's most urgent conversation landing in Scotland, Glasg...