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Interviews 2024

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The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

Professor Emily Shuckburgh, Cambridge Zero

Greg Jackson, Octopus Energy

Mike Biddle, Innovate UK

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, House of Lords

Dr Maria Carvalho, NatWest

Louise Kingham CBE, bp

Tom White, C-Capture

Dr Sweta Chakraborty, We Don't Have Time

Tim Wainwright, WaterAid UK

Tom Glover, RWE

Rachel Solomon Williams, Aldersgate Group

Clover Hogan, Force of Nature

Rich Stockdale, Oxygen Conservation

Prof. Eugene Shwageraus, Nano Nuclear Energy

David Garrido, Sky Sports

Beverley Gower-Jones OBE, Clean Growth Fund

James Taplin, Innovate UK

Elena Doms, Earth Plus

Robert Blood, SIGWATCH

Kevin Wright, Showerkap

James Emmett, UK Infrastructure Bank

Chris Rowell, Tees Valley Combined Authority

Solitaire Townsend, Chief Solutionist, Futerra
 


Solitaire discusses the importance of effective communication in helping to address the climate crisis and how we can improve the conversation surrounding this issue.

Zitouni Ould-Dada, UN Expert on Climate Change, Food Security & Sustainability


Zitouni sheds light on the ways in which innovation can and should be used to battle climate change. He also shares his insights on how we can create a more sustainable food system.

Charlie Cook, Founder & CEO, Rightcharge
 



Charlie Cook, Founder & CEO of Rightcharge, explains how his team is working to help consumers make the switch from conventional cars to EVs.
 

Lisa Rabone, Chief Sustainability & Data Advisor, Eden Smith



Lisa shares her insights on how to navigate the key challenges organisations face in harnessing their data to help meet the various different regulatory and industry targets.

Shaun Kingsbury CBE, Chief Investment Officer, Just Climate



Hear from Shaun Kingsbury CBE, CIO of Just Climate, as he shares his thoughts on the steps the UK's finance community can take to foster the innovations necessary to achieve our low carbon future.

Jez Clark, CEO, Eden Smith
 



Jez shares how Eden Smith advise their clients on their sustainable business strategy, and helps to match them with the talent that could be pivotal on their net zero journey.

Sarah Tennison, Head of Clean Growth Strategy and Impact, Innovate UK



Sarah met with us to discuss the work that Innovate UK is doing to foster climate tech innovation in the UK.
 

Kiantar Betancourt, President, Atenil Paraguay
 



Kiantar joined us to discuss the reasons for an increased demand in nature-based solutions and share the encouraging shift he's seen from organisations towards more environmentally-friendly practices.

Jules Furnell, Managing Director, Mobilityways



Jules sheds light on the steps that Mobilityways - and the transport sector at large - are taking and need to take to help drive a shift to more sustainable transport usage.

Hugo Kimber, CEO & Founder, Carbon Responsible

Hear from Hugo, who explains the importance of accurate emissions data reporting for organisations, and his Carbon Responsible's unique approach to carbon accounting.

Stuart Tait, Head of Commercial Banking, HSBC UK



Stuart sat down with us to discuss HSBC UK's involvement in Innovation Zero 2024, and the ways in which the company is working to help customers become more sustainable.