We need to get to net zero but there’s a 10 to 15 year waiting list to get some renewable projects connected.  A great listener question gets us pondering whether AI or climate change is more dangerous, while we also examine the growing trend of pre-emptive arrests ahead of potential protests.   We also have a load of your great questions - [email protected]

News means we start on a bit of a downer - the boss of COP28 reckons there’s still a place the world for fossil fuels, there’s record profits for Shell, while Barclays Bank reckon the world can’t function without oil and gas. A listener question gets us thinking about what we would do to change climate policy if we were in charge. Dale’s donations to Just Stop Oil and the Labour  Party upset the right wing media this week - so we hear about them straight from the horse’s mouth. Loads more of your questions too - [email protected]

Unexpectedly, we kick off with a conversation about the Royals – do they have a place in modern society, and what about their ability to save the planet?  The Telegraph reckons the shift to net zero will mean we’ll get more power cuts – but Dale calls BS on that.  This week there’s been a flurry of legal action against climate change – could this change the game?  We look at where global energy prices are currently at, and in a first (and likely only) for the pod – we talk Cat Cafes.   

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Another busy week as Dale’s been out-and-about defending our right to protest after Just Stop Oil hijacked the snooker.  Recording just hours before the XR Big One protest in London – we talk about TikTok’s efforts to fight climate misinformation, bugs in volcanos and whether Dale would be ok with climate protests at Forest Green Rovers, there’s also new vegan food at Greggs the Bakers.  We’ve got loads of your questions too – get involved by emailing [email protected]

What a week - our government was already doing everything it could NOT to hit net zero targets, but now there's a plan to build loads of new roads - we find out more. Madness is spreading globally, as hydrogen made with fossil fuels are now apparently classified 'clean' and Canada's bankers are named the world's dirtiest. We also discuss XR's Big One protest, and Dale's first TV show - Best Foot Forward, and your questions too. Send yours to [email protected]

Dale and Ian are back sharing their grumpiness for Easter with this bumper episode.  The UAE are hosting COP, but upping gas and oil production - what the hell is going on?  Government ministers are regularly meeting climate change deniers - should we worried? Don’t panic though - the Aussies have got the answer to the climate crisis. We’ve got loads of your great questions - send more to [email protected]

Dale is getting to grips the government's latest 'not-zero' policy and wonders why they are doing it all the wrong way round and are beguiled by heat pumps.  This week we're also discussing Rishi's swimming pool and the emerging heat battery tech, and Dale's book getting to the top of the charts and Aldi's vegan 'lamb.' We've got loads of your questions too - send them to [email protected]

Boris has been trying to save his political career which means the latest IPCC report gets conveniently ignored by some UK press.  We look at the facts, and Dale is encouraged by the behaviour of the shipping industry who want to get to grips with their pollution problems.  We also talk hydrogen boilers and a smart move from climate activists in Sweden.   Hear from Dale’s mate Mike Graham, and answers to your questions too.

The UK budget is here, and apparently the government is everywhere, but the environment.  We're pretty underwhelmed, because according to Jeremy Hunt - nuclear power is our future - we talk about what needs to change.  We also discuss when our energy bills are REALLY going to fall - because it's incredibly confusing, and we examine a plan created by some of its biggest polluters to clean up Wales.  We've got loads of great questions from you, direct from the [email protected].  You can still get Manifesto - Dale's book, now in paperback for the exclusive price of £5 at fgr.co.uk/shop

There’s two big environmental stories from Germany which caught our interest this week - so we look into what they could mean for all of us.  Ian’s windows leave us wondering what goes on in the mind of Mr Freeze at the council, and we discuss a terrifying story about methane leaks too.  We answer more of the great questions you sent to [email protected] too.  

Don’t forget - Dale’s book Manifesto is now available as a paperback with two new chapters and a special price of £4.99 exclusively at http://www.fgr.co.uk/shop