ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Welcome to 2050. AI manages your solar panels, heat pump, and EV, making thousands of daily decisions to slash your bills. In this episode, Ofgem CEO Jonathan Brearley stares deep into Britain's energy future, and explains how it's arriving faster than 2013 projections dared imagine.
We also look beyond the UK. Climate futurist Michael Barnard explains the rise of ‘crocodile economics’, where GDP rises while emissions fall. Discover how the Netherlands captures CO2 for greenhouse farming, how Pakistan installed 17GW of solar in one year using YouTube tutorials and why Africa's transformation comes next.
From coal to AI-powered grids, Britain's green revolution accelerates. The future isn't coming - it's here.
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United Kingdom
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