The Current State of UK Policy Ambitions with Dr Matthew Hannon

Matthew works as Director of Research and Senior Lecturer at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, within the University of Strathclyde’s Business School. His research examines the policy and market conditions necessary to accelerate low-carbon energy technology and business model innovation in both new and old systems. He is a co-investigator on UKRI’s £10m EnergyREV consortium on smart, locally-led energy systems, and the UK Energy Research Centre’s Community Energy Finance project.Matthew has published ‘Financial Times 50’ ranked journal papers, written a book on accelerating low-carbon innovation. His work has received international prizes, been referenced in Parliamentary reports and covered by mainstream media.He also hosts the 'Local Zero' podcast where he explores the opportunity for having a sustainable impact in your own home or community. In today’s episode we cover:State of UKs Net-Zero Ambitions Key Policy Challenges he Proceeds Emerging from Climate Crisis New Business Models Led by Local Authorities & Communities Bringing Power Back to the People Important Trends he's Following  Enjoy the show!You can find us on; twitter @Jwombwellpovey or @mhmiddleInstagram @venturingintosustainability and @_theconsciousleaderemail at [email protected], where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.This podcast is kindly sponsored by Vala Capital. Episode recorded 12th January 2021