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The Sustainable Futures Report

Anthony Day

Surviving climate change, resource depletion, the energy crisis - and staying in control

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249

The Sustainable Futures Report · Nov 30, 2023

And finally - time to move on.

This is the Sustainable Futures Report for Thursday, the 30th of November, and finally, it's time to move on. This is the 477th episode and the final episode after 15 years of publication. After …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Sep 20, 2023

Having a Think - Back in January

I need to take stock and make the Sustainable Futures Report as relevant and interesting to you the listener as I can. I'm going to develop ideas for the theme and the content. To …

4:54

The Sustainable Futures Report · Aug 17, 2023

The Greenpeace Debate with Anthony Day on TalkTV

This is an unexpected bonus edition of the Sustainable Futures Report for Thursday 17th August. Last Saturday, I was asked if I would appear on TalkTV to talk about the Greenpeace action when they …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Aug 10, 2023

ACTIONS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE

Sharon Lashley, managing Director of Climate Action North, explains how to make a difference. Choose things you can achieve. Attempting the impossible will only make you want to give up.

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Aug 3, 2023

Why Just Stop Oil calls Rishi Sunak worse than a War Criminal

"Sunak is worse than a war criminal," says Just Stop Oil. "He knows new oil and gas will impose unimaginable suffering and destroy the lives and livelihoods of billions of people. He knows that …

12:52

The Sustainable Futures Report · Jul 27, 2023

How Businesses Can Fix the Future

I talk to Solitaire Townsend, co-founder of Futerra, author, sustainability expert and optimist. She explains how the professionals in PR, Marketing, Accountancy, Lobbying and the Legal profession can smooth the way for the fossil …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Jul 20, 2023

Solving the Climate Emergency - is it too late?

Thoughts on managing the message, political indifference, the UK's skills and infrastructure problems and a plea to the UN to act on inequality. Also the problems with charging your EV and startling insights from …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Jul 13, 2023

Graphite: why this form of carbon is vital to a low-carbon future.

Everyone knows about lithium, and about how it's used in batteries for almost every electronic device, but lithium is only part of the story. I talk to John DeMaio, CEO Graphex Technologies and President …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Jul 6, 2023

Just Stop Oil - Right or Wrong?

Just Stop Oil. Are they getting it right or are they getting it wrong? I have a view from inside the oil industry. Can protest and free speech survive in the face of new …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Jun 29, 2023

Net Zero Transition

This week I'm talking about transitions with a webinar from Business Green and a warning from energy company, Ithaca. There's a report and a letter to the prime minister from the Climate Change Committee, …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Jun 22, 2023

News from All Quarters

There are still many people who are determined to deny the dangers of the climate emergency with refusal to face facts or even by supporting censorship. There are lots of stories at the moment …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Jun 15, 2023

Watery World

Today we have a follow-up on last week's methane story, a reminder of World Refill Day and I reveal why we're burning more coal this week. In other news I ask who's in the …

16:47

The Sustainable Futures Report · Jun 8, 2023

Methane

Today, I'll bring you items about electric cars, about Western Australia's personality of the year, and about the controversy over the President of COP 28. First, though, I'm going to talk about methane.

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Jun 1, 2023

The Global Good

If you work hard on making your organisation sustainable, isn't it nice to be recognised? Karen Sutton founded the Global Good Awards. Here's how it happened.

18:47

The Sustainable Futures Report · May 25, 2023

Net Zero - and Other Stories

A wide-ranging interview with James Murray, Editor in Chief of Business Green. Our conversation included the role of China, carbon capture and storage, the resignation of the CEO of Verra (the offset certification body) …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · May 18, 2023

Getting Warmer

The WMO warns that we will hit 1.5℃ within the next two or three years. How is the legal profession approaching climate issues and climate-damaging clients, and why are cyclists bad for the economy?

17:54

The Sustainable Futures Report · May 10, 2023

Locking On

Yes, the King's coronation has taken place and we'll hear more about that a bit later. Well, not so much about the coronation itself as about what went on on the sidelines. If you …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · May 3, 2023

Consumer is King (or Queen)

This week I talk to Tim Clover, CEO and founder of Glow, a consumer research technology company, about how ESG influences consumer choices. Comments also on that book - How to Blow Up a …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Apr 26, 2023

The Big One

Extinction Rebellion held a four-day demonstration in Whitehall last weekend. Will it make any difference? Or should we blow up a pipeline?

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Apr 19, 2023

Food for Thought

An interview with Leo Taylor, CEO of YumBug. A man who is bringing insect-based cuisine to a pub or restaurant near you.

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Apr 12, 2023

Truth & Lies

The Threat from Artificial Intelligence ... and a long promised review of micro-mobility

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Mar 29, 2023

Biodiversity - Risks to Directors

Much of our environment is at risk from more than Climate Change. It is at risk from human activity damaging biodiversity, and in some cases driving parts of it to extinction. Who cares and …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Mar 22, 2023

Not a Moment to Lose

The AR6 report from the IPCCwill be the main story today so I'm going to hold over micro mobility and 15 minute communities until I can spend enough time on them to do them …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Mar 17, 2023

Special Edition - Insurance

I recently had the opportunity to talk to Christophe Bourguignat about insurance in the context of natural disasters and the climate crisis.

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Mar 15, 2023

Power of the Press

This week I'm talking about the power of the press, about how the rich view the climate crisis and what are they doing about it, how NASA is saving the world and a different …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Mar 8, 2023

Offsets - The Truth

I promised you more detail on the carbon offset controversy which was started by a report in the press last month. Here's an interview with someone with firsthand knowledge of the market, Chief Impact …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Mar 1, 2023

Regenesis

This week's headline is Regenesis, the title of a book by George Monbiot. I'll tell you what I think and indeed what others think about his latest ideas. I'm also bringing you a few …

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Feb 22, 2023

WORDS

Each week I write between 2,000 and 4,000 words to bring you an episode of the Sustainable Futures Report. I also write to the paper from time time and sometimes I get published...

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Feb 15, 2023

The Role of Law

Is the law an ass? Or is it something more sinister?

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The Sustainable Futures Report · Feb 8, 2023

Just Stop It!

Sustainability news doesn't stop, nor does the weather, nor do GHG emissions. I've a bit of catching up to do, including XR, more extreme weather, wood burning stoves, the government's environmental plan, FOMO and …

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