{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5db9b2d3b7e0a3324818cd87/5e7161c28db93a2b20ce41a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Clean energy transition, with Kayla Ente","description":"<p>This week's guest is Kayla Ente, founder and CEO of BHESCO, who joined me to talk about the politics and economics of the clean energy transition. We covered a lot of ground, and there's lots here to inspire and encourage as well as a deep dive into the complexities, obstacles and opportunities in the landscape at the moment. Topics include</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How the margins involved in PV hamper traditional financial investors from supporting uptake</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Property ownership mix in generation rent as a drag on retrofit and the move to reduce energy use and decarbonising fuel&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>How property owners can get involved, and why the new retrofit coordinator role is so important in our net zero strategy&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>How homes of the future will be heated and powered, and how fast the changes are happening</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The psychology of clean growth</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The failure of the green new deal and the impact on the ecosystem of expertise needed to undertake the clean energy transition</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The opportunities for British higher education to pivot to clean energy training</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Stacking the benefits of decarbonising gas-dependent villages</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The political economy of nuclear power vs renewables</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Biomethane and fuel from food &amp; agricultural waste</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>LINKS</p><p><a href=\"https://bhesco.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">BHESCO</a></p><p><a href=\"https://retrofitworks.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Retrofit Works</a></p><p><a href=\"https://energyvault.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Energy Vault</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.communityenergysouth.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Community Energy South</a></p><p><a href=\"https://communityenergyengland.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Community Energy England</a></p><p><a href=\"https://thischangeseverything.org/book/\" target=\"_blank\">This Changes Everything - Naomi Klein</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.howardjohns.net/\" target=\"_blank\">Energy Revoution - Howard Johns</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.resurgence.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Resurgence Magazine</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.resurgence.org/satish-kumar/\" target=\"_blank\">Satish Kumar</a></p>","author_name":"Making Good"}