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Our work aims to deliver decarbonisation, create clean power and lower energy bills for consumers. We enable people to live in warmer and healthier homes and help deliver resilient public buildings which are better places to work, visit or use. Our work means homes and buildings are cheaper to run as they benefit from cleaner and more sustainable energy. The ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker who meets the people who share our passion for protecting the environment and achieving net zero.
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- Jul 26, 202617 min
Roli Martin from Global City Futures on public perception about how to pay for net zero
Hannah's guest for this final episode is Roli Martin, managing director and head of finance at Global City Futures (GCF).It specialises in practical funding solutions for public sector net zero projects. GCF partners with local authorities, the NHS and education estates to develop business cases for decarbonisation, focusing on blending public and private money.The Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast is brought to you by Salix. It is presented by Hannah Walker.Our mission is to support organisations to lower their energy costs, create warmer and healthier buildings and achieve their net zero ambitions.We are a trusted delivery partner to the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, regional combined authorities and public sector organisations across the country.
- Jul 5, 202625 min
Kevin Anderson from the University of Manchester on how we've failed the planet
Hannah's guest this time is Kevin Anderson, Professor of Energy and Climate Change at the University of Manchester.He's also a visiting Professor at Uppsala University in Sweden. Formerly Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Kevin engages extensively with governments and remains research active, with publications in climate policy, nature, and science. He has a decade of industrial experience as an engineer in the petrochemical industry.The Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast is brought to you by Salix. It is presented by Hannah Walker.Our mission is to support organisations to lower their energy costs, create warmer and healthier buildings and achieve their net zero ambitions.We are a trusted delivery partner to the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, regional combined authorities and public sector organisations across the country.
- Jun 21, 202625 min
Ric Casale from Carbon Copy on why we need to stop talking about net zero
Hannah's guest for this episode is Ric Casale, co-founder and trustee of UK climate action charity, Carbon Copy.He is known for his work, Civic Revolution - A Citizen's Guide, about the power of collective local action to address the climate and nature crisis.Enthusiastic about disruptive innovation for social and environmental good, Ric has also studied renewable energy with the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) and urbanism at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).The Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast is brought to you by Salix. It is presented by Hannah Walker.Our mission is to support organisations to lower their energy costs, create warmer and healthier buildings and achieve their net zero ambitions.We are a trusted delivery partner to the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, regional combined authorities and public sector organisations across the country.
- Jun 14, 202621 min
Tudor Baker from GMCR on why community energy could save us from global price shocks
Hannah's guest this time is Tudor Baker, director of Greater Manchester Community Renewables Limited (GMCR). It’s a community benefit society, set up and run by volunteers to install community-owned renewable energy across Greater Manchester. Its job is to raise funds to install solar panels on schools and community buildings, helping them save money, reduce their carbon footprint, and inspire children and the community to learn about energy and climate change. The Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast is brought to you by Salix. It is presented by Hannah Walker.Our mission is to support organisations to lower their energy costs, create warmer and healthier buildings and achieve their net zero ambitions.We are a trusted delivery partner to the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, regional combined authorities and public sector organisations across the country.
- Jun 7, 202621 min
Catherine Ross from the British Library on the need for climate literacy and knowledge
Hannah's guest in this episode is Catherine Ross, head of sustainability at the British Library.Catherine has been in post since August 2023, focusing on the library’s own operations as well as its voice and influence.She is responsible for developing its sustainability and climate change strategy.The British Library holds one of the largest collections of printed material in the world featuring almost every known language, and cares for over 170 million items.The Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast is brought to you by Salix. It is presented by Hannah Walker.Our mission is to support organisations to lower their energy costs, create warmer and healthier buildings and achieve their net zero ambitions.We are a trusted delivery partner to the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, regional combined authorities and public sector organisations across the country.
- May 31, 202623 min
Gavin Johnston from BE-ST Scotland on the benefits of Passivhaus construction
Hannah's guest this week is Gavin Johnston, associate director, BE-ST, Scotland. A Certified Passivhaus Designer, Gavin has contributed significantly to the design and refurbishment of numerous public buildings, along with strategic asset management and housing development.Gavin has led the retrofit of the BE-ST Innovation Campus (SNRC), transforming a 2000-era industrial unit into a living lab. Gavin has previous experience in social housing and is passionate about improving the sustainability of Scotland's building stock. In early 2026, he was noted for his work on the Scottish Healthcare Built Environment Network. The Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast is brought to you by Salix. It is presented by Hannah Walker.We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes.We deliver and administer government funding schemes that help local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
- May 24, 202623 min
Mohammed Khan from Immaterial on the need for governments to speed up climate policy
Mohammed Khan and Professor David Fairen-Jimenez join our podcast this time to tell us about their solutions to climate change. They are behind Cambridge-based Immaterial. It builds on monolithic metal organic frameworks combined with engineering design and machine learning to create solutions for carbon capture, hydrogen storage, water harvesting and energy reduction. As chief executive, Mohammed has 27 years' experience in technology commercialisation, creating enterprise value and building partnerships. David leads the development of Immaterials's technology. He is a Royal Society University Research Fellow and Reader in Molecular Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge.The Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast is brought to you by Salix. It is presented by Hannah Walker.We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes.We deliver and administer government funding schemes that help local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
- May 17, 202627 min
Professor Myles Allen from the University of Oxford on why fossil fuel suppliers need to deal with our carbon emissions
Hannah's guest this episode is Professor Myles Allen, an internationally renowned scientist, government adviser, sought-after commentator.Myles is Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics in the Department of Physics, and Professor of Geosystem Science in the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford.In 2005, Professor Allen introduced the notion of a finite carbon budget, implying net zero emissions of carbon dioxide are necessary to halt global warming.He has been working on the implications ever since, most recently on the case for Geological Net Zero or a balance between ongoing production of carbon dioxide from geological sources with carbon dioxide capture and geological storage.The Decarbonisation Dialogue podcast is brought to you by Salix..We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes.We deliver and administer government funding schemes that help local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
About The Decarbonisation Dialogue
Our work aims to deliver decarbonisation, create clean power and lower energy bills for consumers. We enable people to live in warmer and healthier homes and help deliver resilient public buildings which are better places to work, visit or use. Our work means homes and buildings are cheaper to run as they benefit from cleaner and more sustainable energy. The ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker who meets the people who share our passion for protecting the environment and achieving net zero.
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