Back from our Easter breather, we’re chatting about our special podcast episode on Clarion Housing Group this week. Next week—Digest update!

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Britain’s 1,500 or so housing associations own and manage over 2.5 million homes. When it comes to retrofitting, they face—in bulk—exactly the kind of technical, social and financial challenges the country as a whole must navigate. But when they act at scale, they also hold one of the keys to solving at least some of these challenges.

In this special episode, we talk to Dave Bussey and Daniel Archard of the largest housing association in the UK, Clarion Housing Association.

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In an extended (slightly) episode of our weekly podcast, we focus on a recent keynote address by The Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, to The Institute for Government.

The whole speech with Q&A can be found here and the IFG’s flagship podcast Inside Briefing is here.

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In a week that included both a Fool’s Day and a Liberation Day, we’ll avoid the obvious snide remarks and talk about our First Thursday post and the Circular Economy Taskforce instead.

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We finally have the Project Willow report to talk about this week, huzzah! Plus a new funding package for construction skills, a new GCSE for Natural History, and a quick look at the Net Zero Council.

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Following on from this week’s special podcast, a few further thoughts on just transition from ourselves and Prof Dave Reay. Plus new homes in Nottingham—solar, anyone?

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The transition to a greener, low-carbon economy is well underway—but how do we make sure it’s fair? That’s where the idea of a Just Transition comes in. It’s about ensuring that workers, communities, and industries affected by the shift away from fossil fuels aren’t left behind. It means new skills, new jobs, and a greener economy that works for everyone. But how do we get there?

In this special episode, we talk to Professor Dave Reay, Chair in Carbon Management & Education at the University of Edinburgh and Co-chair of Scotland’s Just Transition Commission.

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No post this week but still plenty to talk about, including our perspective on wasted wind and a new report from Scotland’s Just Transition Commission.

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Our First Thursday post on our Top Read from Lightcast to talk about this week. Spring is sprung—for the moment, at least!

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Our guest post on structuring aviation for net zero to talk about this week, as well as a new report from ECIU on the economic opportunities brought by the UK’s net zero economy. Plus a chat about mackems, tackems and fixems.

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