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 24 - Tice to see you...
Dale’s been reacting to the government’s move to zero vat on green stuff like solar panels in the spring budget, while learning you can’t swear on national radio. We wonder whether government minist…
Episode 23 - What happened to the husky?
The energy crisis continues, while the North Sea oil operators have more cash than they know what to do with. Dale says he misses Donald Trump, and we wonder if he’s still got the Rona…. We also wond…
Episode 22 - Said the old buffer...
Terrible stuff going on in the world, but Dale’s wondering if the only positive from this conflict is the chance to finally push for energy independence - especially when you discover just 10% of our…
Episode 21 - Life is a chain reaction
We’re living through unpredictable, game changing times - so we investigate what energy independence will cost the UK, and why, if we don’t get much of our oil or gas from Russia, why are prices rock…
Episode 20 - An army of bullsh*t merchants
As storms batter the country, Dale and Ian get together to discuss the latest green stuff. A new report tells us that oil firms have been greenwashing for decades - and we wonder why the hell it too…
Episode 19 - Making plans for Nigel
Big news - nuclear fusion is possible - but only for five seconds - we digest the news and wonder whether it could be part of the power mix. Dale’s been chatting to Nigel Farage - and Ian wonders wh…
Episode 18 - Angry Dale
Dale’s had a bit of a week. We get our teeth into the energy price cap and whether the government loan is really ‘helping’ customers. We also question whether the North Sea oil companies are strugg…
Episode 17 - So much to shoot at...
With a reporter writing “cotton is the new chicken” we're taking a look at why what we wear is increasingly important. With Ecotricity’s plans for Eco Park back in the press, Dale spells out why gre…
Episode 16 - WTF is going on?
We wonder how the holy hell the government can beat a legal challenge to stop developing the North Sea for oil and gas? We discuss the myth of carbon capture and storage on a mass scale - and talk a…
Episode 15 - Dalecoin?
The shady World Economic Forum announced this week that climate change was the greatest threat in 2022, and we wonder what the hell took them so long? We chat about whether Ecotricity would use anim…
Episode 14 - Fingers in the till
The energy crisis continues rumbling and Dale’s got three things he wants the government to consider, so customers don't have to pay £hundreds more for their power from April. With Fossil Fuel compan…
Episode 13 - 2021 Done. What’s next?
This is our last one for 2021 - we look back at another bonkers year - but first Dale explains why he isn’t a fan of Christmas, and it’s not because he’s a big old grinch. We start with COP26 - the U…
Episode 12 - The Precautionary Principle
We start looking at campaigners taking court action against governments for failing their climate targets - and whether this should these battles take place in court. There’s been a few cases of COV…
Episode 11 - Christmas came early
Dale digests a massive Tory by-election defeat, and wonders if this is the end for Boris? We take a look at new proposals to stress test energy companies, and discover wood is still being shipped fro…
Episode 10 - What did you do that for?
We take a look at the suggestion climate taxes should be paid by those who do the most polluting, and digest news that young people are getting stressed about climate change. Dale also spoils the end…
Episode 9 - Put it in a salad
Officials say we’re miles from meeting COP26 targets, leaving Dale wondering what’s new? We talk vegan leather alternatives, dangerous shepherd’s pie, green gas, the Australian climate minister chees…
Episode 8 - Green is Good
Lots to discuss – three young people are suing the PM for failing to save the planet, and Dale says he fails to see any positives of privatisation, and reckons he would be happy for the energy indust…
Episode 7 - A Sea Of COPs
Following our week off, Dale discusses why COP was successful in his eyes – despite the meat-heavy, carbon-laden menu. We also discuss climate change education in schools, the Insulate Britain jaili…
Episode 6 - Coal is coal - live from COP26
Dale is in Glasgow for COP26, so we talk through some of the biggest news from the conference, including the “end of coal” - while the UK gets ready to open a new coal mine. We hear about Dale’s lat…
Episode 5 - The Age of Optimism
Dale and Ian digest the UK’s anti-climate budget - cheaper to fly, cheaper to drive and drink too, yet still nothing on home insulation or solar panels. We also work out Australia’s net zero plan - …