Dale Vince's Zerocarbonista
Zerocarbonista is the podcast from green entrepreneur and climate change campaigner, Dale Vince. From building his first windmill in 1996 to taking Forest Green Rovers Football Club vegan in 2015 and becoming a United Nations Ambassador in 2019, Dale Vince has made saving the planet his life’s mission.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 253
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 16 - Dreaming of a Greener Christmas
It’s the last episode this side of Dale’s favourite event of the year - we kick off with an important update at FGR and talk air pollution, artificial rain and a new kind of snow. Your questions then…
Episode 15 - A Breakthrough
Dale shares his final assessment of COP28 and why there’s reasons to be cheerful. We debunk a long list of porkies from Sunak, whether a ban on SUVs would be a hit, and why going nuclear isn’t the an…
Episode 14 - Living In Caves
Dale is in complete disbelief as COP28 President Al Jaber says there’s “no science” behind the phasing out of fossil fuels, claiming it would take the world back into caves. A climate denier is runni…
Episode 13 - Meat The Fockers
Dale receives a threatening letter from the DVLA over his electric bike, but fear not as we spill the beans on COP28 and how big meat companies are planning a large presence there. With Portugal runn…
Episode 12 - The Green-less Budget
Where’s the green stuff in the budget? We looked everywhere and couldn’t find it. Dale remembers the time he met David Cameron. Also, it turns out you’re able to call somebody ‘Tory Scum’ - it’s ac…
Episode 11 - The Rishi Reshuffle
It's been quite a week. Braverman has finally been sacked for hate speech, concluding her tenure by stating that Sunak has “no mandate to be PM”. David Cameron is back, who infamously talked about ‘c…
Episode 10 - The Anti-Green Speech
We’re on course for the hottest year on record, yet King Charles announces the exploration of new oil and gas licenses. Are we in the Twilight Zone? Dale’s asked what he’d do if he were PM, how the D…
Episode 9 - Musk is Back
We jam-pack loads for this one, including the climate impact of food and why it’s often overlooked - despite being one of the biggest contributors to climate change. On the Twitter battleground, Dale…
Episode 8 - Right Wing Nut
It’s been a truly bizarre week for Dale. A tweet about the recent floods enrages the shock jocks from TalkTV. Even David Icke joins the fray, becoming Dale’s latest Twitter troll. Weather expert Thér…
Episode 7 - Seven Bins Sunak
Greta gets arrested outside an oil conference, formerly named the ‘Oil and Money Forum’. Rishi Sunak and his family continue to be on state benefits, and not the kind that we're used to, or the kind …
Episode 6 - Renewed Hope for Britain
Dale returns feeling more optimistic following an action-packed week at the Labour Conference. We discuss how Sunak’s Net Zero U-Turns will expedite the cost-of-living crisis and how the climate cris…
Episode 5 - A New Dawn
Dale has some big breaking news to report to you, which is probably hitting the airwaves as you read this. Meanwhile, Dale’s returned from the Tory Party Conference with some whacky tales. We also he…
Episode 4 - Rosebank Madness
The Tories seem to be the gift that keeps on giving, and they haven't let us down for this episode. After shooting themselves in both feet last week, we discuss the utter madness of pursuing Rosebank…
Episode 3 - How low can they go?
In a whirlwind week of British politics, we dissect the dramatic Net Zero U-turn declared by Rishi "Chopper" Sunak. Do the Tories, and our unelected Prime Minister, know no bounds? We also talk abou…
Episode 2 - Last Fool Standing
The UK rows back on EU laws letting more dangerous pesticides back in. Dale offers an update on Devil’s Kitchen and wonders how Tata Steel gets offered £500m from the government to “go green.” Dale …
Episode 1 - Name The Pony
We’re back, and the Tories have apparently relaxed planning for onshore wind - but Dale reckons it’s just window dressing. Rishi “Chopper” Sunak flies to Norfolk to give a large bung to house builder…
Episode 47- The Very Best Of Season 4, Part Two
As we limber up for the return of season 5 – Dale and Ian take a minute to look forward to what’s ahead, before picking out more of their favourite moments from our latest season.
We welcome your q…
Episode 46 - Live from WOMAD 2023 - Part Two
Dale answers questions from the audience who came to see the live episode on the Ecotricity stage. We’re back in a couple of weeks with season five.
Episode 45 - Live from WOMAD 2023 - Part One
To end the season, Dale and Ian sit on a stage at WOMAD Festival in Wiltshire, and hope people come to watch and listen. Hundreds of festival goers joined us again in 2023. We've split the show int…
Episode 44 - The Very Best Of Season 4, Part One
Here’s some of our best bits from the latest series ahead of our LIVE at WOMAD finale. Dale and Ian sharpen their Arnie impression, and we hear about Dale’s balsamic incident at the Houses of Parlia…