Local Zero

Climate action on your doorstep. Dr Jen Roberts, Prof Matt Hannon and Dr Fraser Stewart are your trusted guides to smart local energy and a zero carbon future. Find us at www.localzeropod.com

Adapting our homes and communities to a changing climate
Jun 12, 2025 – 56:36
Water scarcity: a growing problem
May 30, 2025 – 01:02:03
Community benefit funds: how can we enhance their impact?
May 15, 2025 – 56:03
Climate change adaptation: a primer
May 1, 2025 – 58:54
Local authorities, community energy and a just transition
Apr 3, 2025 – 53:37
The Local Power Plan and community energy - with Energy Minister Michael Shanks: FULL EVENT RECORDING
Mar 25, 2025 – 01:36:45
The Local Power Plan and community energy - with Energy Minister Michael Shanks MP
Mar 24, 2025 – 44:47
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG): Arup's Tom Butterworth
Feb 27, 2025 – 51:39
A new year for climate action: looking back at 2024 and ahead to 2025
Jan 27, 2025 – 46:39
Shared ownership of clean energy projects: what, how and why?
Dec 12, 2024 – 56:20
What to expect from COP29, following Trump’s victory?
Nov 7, 2024 – 59:47
Episode 100 - four years of Local Zero
Oct 24, 2024 – 52:04
Waste not, want not: top tips to tackle household food waste
Oct 3, 2024 – 56:02
A new dawn for net zero? A forward look at Labour’s plan for government
Aug 29, 2024 – 57:46
Election Special with Sir John Curtice and Daisy Powell-Chandler
Jun 27, 2024 – 58:01
Food and farming in a net-zero Scotland
Jun 13, 2024 – 57:18
SPECIAL EPISODE: Launch of the Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities
May 30, 2024 – 28:55
Waste not, want not: leasing, fixing and borrowing to reduce consumption
May 16, 2024 – 49:56
Community Benefit Funds - what does success look like?
May 2, 2024 – 46:27
Harnessing the Power of Open Data
Mar 28, 2024 – 46:07
Greener Better Living: Finance for the Future
Mar 14, 2024 – 54:22
The Fuel Poverty Research Network: Understanding Fuel Poverty
Feb 29, 2024 – 51:03
Citizens assemble: participatory approaches for climate action
Feb 15, 2024 – 55:17
Every Tree Tells a Story
Feb 1, 2024 – 47:06
Origami Activism - Paperboats, The Arts, and Local Climate Action
Jan 25, 2024 – 40:33
2023 Wrapped: Local Zero's Festive Review of the Year
Dec 18, 2023 – 56:36
Is your local council a climate leader?
Dec 7, 2023 – 53:27
Countdown to the UK General Election - full panel discussion
Nov 27, 2023 – 01:26:06
The Ashden Awards: celebrating local and sustainable energy
Nov 23, 2023 – 52:42
Countdown to the UK General Election: next steps for net-zero
Nov 9, 2023 – 47:43
Swaffham Prior: Lessons from the UK's first rural heat network
Oct 26, 2023 – 45:55
Making our homes smarter and fairer
Oct 18, 2023 – 45:50
Low-carbon islands
Sep 28, 2023 – 46:18
All Aboard the Glasgow Bike Bus
Sep 19, 2023 – 42:09
2023 so far - a stock take on the UK’s climate ambitions
Aug 17, 2023 – 54:22
Hugo Tagholm: Water, water... everywhere?
Aug 3, 2023 – 56:07
Rights Community Action
Jul 27, 2023 – 46:59
How can our gardens protect the environment?
Jul 13, 2023 – 52:55
Carbon Offsetting for Communities 4: Empowerment, Enrichment & Impact
Jul 11, 2023 – 53:20
Carbon Offsetting for Communities 3: Ownership, Governance and Finance
Jun 30, 2023 – 43:32
Decarbonising the UK music industry
Jun 22, 2023 – 53:25
Putting the "us" in energy justice
Jun 9, 2023 – 39:37
Whole person, whole place - social relations and energy retrofit
May 25, 2023 – 59:01
Carbon Offsetting for Communities 2: Framing, evaluating and facilitating community benefit from nature-based carbon offsets
May 23, 2023 – 38:56
Carbon Offsetting for Communities 1: Rekindling Community with Alastair McIntosh
May 18, 2023 – 36:47
Focus on Edinburgh
May 11, 2023 – 52:17
Energy networks and smart local systems
Apr 27, 2023 – 53:12
Live: Energy-smart places and a just transition
Mar 23, 2023 – 01:00:14
Introducing... Dr Fraser Stewart (pending a viva)
Mar 9, 2023 – 47:33
Prospering From the Energy Revolution 4: Impact and Engagement
Feb 23, 2023 – 49:33