Low Carbon Higher Power – Where faith, science, and sustainability meet. We explore the intersection of climate action, community, and belief, tackling big questions about how to live sustainably while staying true to our values. From renewable energy to responsible living, from theology to technology, we break down complex issues with insight, humor, and hope. - Lower emissions. Higher purpose. More impact. - New episodes featuring thought leaders, faith-based activists, and sustainability ...
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Michael Eliason is a Seattle-based architect who has lived and worked in Germany. The Livable Low-carbon City explores the stories, places, and people working to make our buildings and cities more sustainable, enjoyable, and humane – in the face of a changing world. New episodes every other Friday. ish.
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With significant momentum toward a net zero economy and increasingly strident calls for companies to prioritise climate action, sustainability is the next frontier of business transformation. At the Low Carbon Business Podcast, we speak to experts in carbon reduction and pro-environmental business leaders paving the way for a greener future. If you’re looking for support with reducing your footprint, tune in and start your low carbon journey. Series 1 is part-funded by the European Regional ...
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From wind and solar to hydrogen and nuclear, Cormac O’Malley explores the challenges and opportunities presented by clean energy technologies with a host of experts from Imperial College London. This podcast is brought to you by the Integrated Development of Low-carbon Energy Systems programme and Energy Futures Lab, Imperial’s global energy institute.
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Efforts are heating up in the transition to renewable energy sources and undoubtedly heat presents one of the best opportunities in terms of decarbonising the UK. Zoning In: Low Carbon Heat, a limited podcast series from Womble Bond Dickinson, brings together industry insights and our expert lawyers to provide unique views as well as a full picture of heat and the UK's heat networks rollout, from zoning to implementation.
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Greener Churches, Biodiversity & Net Zero: Bishop Graham Usher - Low Carbon, Higher Power - EP3
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28:18🎧 Episode 3 – Bishop of Norwich on Climate Change, Church Action & Net Zero by 2030 🔥 Low Carbon, High Power – Conversations at the intersection of faith, sustainability, and the fight for our planet. In this episode, we’re at the House of Lords with Bishop Graham Usher, the Church of England’s lead bishop for environmental issues. We dive deep int…
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CEO & Sustainability Expert on Greener Churches, Energy Efficiency & Net Zero - Matt Fulford
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37:05How can churches, schools, and historic buildings become more energy efficient without losing their character? In this episode of Low Carbon Higher Power, we speak with Matt Fulford, CEO & sustainability expert, about: The real challenges of making old buildings sustainable How churches & schools can reduce energy costs without major changes The ro…
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War on Draughts, Epidemiology & the Climate Crisis – Bishop Michael
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41:04What do cold draughts, faith, public health, and climate change have in common? Bishop Michael joins us to break it all down! From his unexpected war on draughts to the links between science, faith and climate action, we explore why real change starts with the heart—and how small shifts in thinking can lead to big impacts on our planet. 🚪💨 Why is B…
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Heat Networks & Zoning – What Are They?
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21:13As the UK's energy transition continues to build up steam, heat networks are rising to the top of the discussion – but what exactly are they? Join WBD Partner Andrew Hirst, Solicitor Rebecca Cowley, and Interim CEO of the Association for Decentralised Energy Caroline Bragg, as they talk all things heat networks and zoning – from where heat networks…
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13: the future of single family homes
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21:32Two years ago, a German newspaper ran a piece hinting that Green Party Bundestag member Anton Hofreiter was calling for a ban on new single family homes. Hofreiter had not been calling for a ban on single family homes, but rather an end to subsidies that cater to sprawling detached single family homes, as well as the lower energy efficiency standar…
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Strike. Verb. A disaster, or other unwelcome phenomenon that suddenly occurs and has harmful or damaging effects on something. Zoning has afflicted our cities - some might say even damaged them - through their lack of flexibility and sterility. A hundred years on, the experiment of zoning is a massive failure. However, it doesn't have to be this wa…
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Forward-Thinking Farming with Kay Croots
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27:03It’s no secret that agriculture is having a massive impact on our planet. In fact, the farming sector accounts for around 10% of all UK emissions. Lowering this carbon footprint requires a change in farming practices and consumption habits, and that’s the focus of Croots Farm Shop and Cafe. The family-run business works hard to reduce food miles, f…
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11: Better living through Baugruppen
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20:59Housing prices in the US are completely out of balance. Affordable housing is difficult to attain in entire metropolitan areas. There are few options for middle class households, and even fewer for working class residents. We need a reset on the American dream. From one that is sprawling, unaffordable, lonely, carbon intensive, and exclusive – to o…
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Nature-based Regeneration with Jamie Quince-Starkey
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39:55The future of conservation relies on an enduring relationship between humankind and the natural world. Those who are more in tune with their natural surroundings are more likely to behave positively towards the environment, wildlife and habitats. Jamie Quince-Starkey is the founder of Down to Earth Derby, a company that seeks to connect people with…
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10: Re-compaction with Aufstockungen
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16:05Aufstockungen is the German term for vertical additions. These are rooftop additions common throughout European cities - where many structures were built with concrete, block, or stone. Vertical additions offer a really interesting path towards re-compacting (densifying) existing neighborhoods in an incredibly sustainable manner. They preserve more…
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Our cities are full of ghost projects. Lost opportunities. Potentialities that could have prioritized safe streets or public health. Transit station with homes for cars, instead of a neighborhood for people. Streets that prioritize speeding cars, instead of safety and sustainable mobility. But the reality of our cities, at least in the U.S. – is th…
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Fighting Plastic Waste with Simon Irons
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48:03The eye-watering results of Greenpeace’s recent Big Plastic Count show that, of 100 billion pieces of plastic packaging thrown away by households across the country every year, just 12% is recycled here in the UK. We sat down with plastic-free entrepreneur Simon Irons to talk about the big issues. After a career in buying and supply chain managemen…
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Digital Insight with Richard Garner
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49:43According to a recent poll, only 1 in 10 UK-based SMEs measure their carbon footprint, and 1 in 5 don’t fully understand the term ‘net zero’. It’s clear that more support is needed for businesses, to connect the dots and make going green simple, actionable and affordable. That’s where Zellar comes in. Zellar is a groundbreaking sustainability platf…
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Several of our friends and colleagues are currently going through divorces and other changes in their family household structure. Many of them were homeowners. However, Seattle - as many other cities in the US, has a pretty severe housing shortage. There are very limited options for housing that is affordable for single parents or those co-parentin…
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Nestled at the southwest edge of the Black Forest, close to where France, Germany and Switzerland all come together - is the Green City of Freiburg. I spent a year living and working in Freiburg in 2003-2004, with a really amazing architecture firm ( Pfeifer.Roser.Kuhn Architekten) doing incredible things around low energy buildings and dowel lamin…
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Earth-Friendly Homes of the Future with Martin Valentine
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54:35For decades, the housebuilding sector has given us poorly built houses that are costly to heat and emit high levels of carbon dioxide. Under new government regulations, newbuild homes must produce around 30% less CO2, so we need more innovation in the sector. Positive Homes build energy-efficient, affordable houses and seek to innovate in every are…
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06: Smoke Signals: Passivhaus mandates now.
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18:22Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have had fairly significant wildfire smoke for the last six weeks. For the most part, wind patterns have kept much of the Seattle Metro from experiencing the worst of it. That changed this week, as weather patterns shifted and the dense wildfire smoke cloaked our region for several days, thrusting both Seattle and …
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05: An ARPA for Climate Adaptive Urbanism
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39:08A few months ago, Larch Lab was contacted to start discussions of an ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) focused on climate adaptive urbanism, influenced by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. With the effects of climate change becoming more frequent and intense than anticipated – we can no longer wait ten to twenty years to adapt to t…
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Progressive and Sustainable Manufacturing with Martin Rigley
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31:37Global production sectors are responsible for a fifth of carbon emissions and consume a whopping 54% of the world’s energy sources. Many businesses within the manufacturing and engineering sectors are exploring ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Lindhurst Engineering - and their problem-solving approach to business - is paving the way for a mor…
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Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in the United States lacks the vitality, affordability, access to nature and open space, and high quality urban spaces found in new European ecodistrics/TOD. They are also much more auto-centric than would be found in EU cities - leading in part to a lower quality of life than should be possible. This is in part d…
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In a warming world, heat will increasingly be deadly. The IPCC has stated that extreme heat events are due to global warming – and as we are failing to curb emissions – there is a high confidence they will only get worse. Even if your building doesn’t overheat today – it may well in the future. In this episode of the Livable Low-Carbon City, we'll …
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US cities don't have a missing middle problem, they have a missing *mid-rise* problem. A problem that is reflected in the depths of our housing crises – and in the inability to meet climate goals. In this episode of the Livable Low-Carbon City, we'll explore the problems with Missing Middle housing and why it is inadequate to meet the demands of to…
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01: Ditching the Double Loaded Corridor.
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25:28In this inaugural episode of the Livable Low-carbon City podcast, host Michael Eliason explores different types of vertical access for urban housing - and the effects these have on livability, sustainability, and climate resiliency. Projects discussed in this episode include: Vienna House, Vancouver. Public Architecture + Communication. Gleis21, Vi…
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Research shows that, of all English regions, SMEs in the East Midlands have the least appetite for net zero transformation. In this episode we chat about how leadership, support, networking and collaboration can boost the desire for positive change. In this round table episode our guests are: Phil Mason from TidyCo Sarah Ball from Balls to Marketin…
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You’re only as strong as your weakest link, and you’re only as sustainable as your least sustainable supplier. What protocols or governance do you have to make sure your whole supply chain carries the same values as you do? In this round table episode our guests are: Phil Mason from TidyCo Sarah Ball from Balls to Marketing Liz Pasteur from Derby C…
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As many as 45% of businesses in the East Midlands are supplying low carbon and environmental goods and services. In this episode we talk green marketing, green washing and tapping into the green pound. In this round table episode our guests are: Phil Mason from TidyCo Sarah Ball from Balls to Marketing Liz Pasteur from Derby City Council Ian Bates …
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How Moving to Low Carbon Benefits Employees
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18:35With 68% of employees more willing to accept job offers from environmentally sustainable companies, reducing the carbon footprint of your business is a no-brainer. Not only does going green give your team a clearer conscience, but it can offer tangible benefits, such as a reduction in noise and cleaner air. Happier staff make for a healthier work c…
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69% of businesses don’t know how to measure their carbon footprint. Time to get carbon savvy. In this episode we chat about how your company can save money by being more efficient with energy and resources. But just like your balance sheet, managing your environmental impact starts with keeping account of your energy use, waste and emissions. In th…
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To kick off the podcast, Fred Paterson and Bruno Gallotta from the University of Derby delve deep into the roots and origins of the DE-carbonise project. The project is one of around 50 programmes set up across England that helps small and medium-sized enterprises (or SMEs) in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to become more sustainable, and save mone…
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Episode 5 - Rethinking Road Transport
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43:38From electric vehicles to micromobility, how will we move around in the coming years? In the final episode of the series, Cormac meets Dr Aruna Sivakumar, senior lecturer in travel behaviour and urban systems modelling at the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London and Director of the Urban Systems Lab. Together, they explore the tech…
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Episode 4 - Hydrogen: What, why and where?
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37:01Hydrogen has the potential to be a vital piece of the puzzle in creating resilient, low-carbon energy systems. It emits only water when burned and can be produced using power generated from renewables. It's a flexible energy vector, potentially capable of supporting low-carbon transitions in a range of sectors, from heating homes to powering aircra…
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Hot water and heating are staples of modern life and it's sometimes easy to forget that, for most of us, our hot shower in the morning is made possible by burning natural gas. In this episode, Dr Adam Hawkes, Director of the Sustainable Gas Institute, is in the hot seat to explain how heat pumps and hydrogen could decarbonise our heating system. We…
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Running a power system is a delicate balancing act; system operators must carefully match supply and demand around the clock. Typically, that means turning on fossil fuel generators when demand is high, but how can that balance be maintained in a system dominated by renewables? In this episode, Cormac is joined by Dr Luis Badesa, a Research Associa…
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Episode 1 - A Powerful Transformation
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29:58Which electricity generation and storage technologies are the best options for meeting our future energy needs in a low-carbon, low-cost way? In this first episode, Cormac meets Dr Marko Aunedi, an expert in energy system modelling whose research investigates cost effective decarbonisation of the electricity system. We find out about the electricit…
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