Green & Greedy

Welcome to Green & Greedy: the Podcast where Economics meets the Environment: ‘The Pound Vs. The Planet’. But does it need to be a battle?Presented by environmental journalist Tom Heap (BBC Countryfile, Radio 4 Rare Earth, Sky News The Climate Show) and economist Neville Hill (Credit Suisse, HM Treasury, CEO Hybrid Economics), Green & Greedy debates the biggest issues facing our planet: the environment, climate change, energy, nature and conflict… and the vital role economics has in shaping a safe and sustainable future.Let us know what you think and spread the word!Connect with the show: 🔗 https://linktr.ee/GreenandGreedyPod

Welcome to Green & Greedy: the podcast where Economics meets the Environment: ‘The Pound Vs. The Planet’. In this first episode of Green & Greedy, Tom Heap and Neville Hill examine the remarkable, seismic, global shift from dirty fire to clean renewable energy.Environmental journalist Tom Heap (BBC Countryfile, Radio 4 Rare Earth, Sky News The Climate Show) and Economist Neville Hill (Credit Suisse, HM Treasury, CEO Hybrid Economics) discuss the opportunities, the key players, and the shape of things to come…----------------------------------------------------------------------ABOUT THIS EPISODE:It is a transition of shuddering importance to our economy, climate, and politics. Humans have been burning stuff for millennia. First wood, then charcoal, then coal, oil, and gas.Fire put a rocket ship underneath humanity, literally: it sent us into outer space, changed our physiology, and made us unique among the animal kingdom. We are the 'Fire Ape'.As the green energy revolution gathers pace at an extraordinary rate, are we evolving beyond the flame?Let is know what you think!Connect with the show:🔗 https://linktr.ee/GreenandGreedyPod#GreenAndGreedy #PoundVsPlanet #Renewables #EnergyTransition #FossilFuels