Episode 42: Tripling renewables in a new era for solar power

About this episode

This episode discusses the rollout of renewable energy and the changes in energy transition outlook since COP28.

Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is all about the practicalities of rolling out renewable energy across the world. How has the energy transition outlook changed since nations set a big 2030 renewable energy deployment goal at COP28 in 2023? How many businesses have installed rooftop solar? And which regulations are easing the adoption of renewables? We put these questions to our three expert guest speakers: - Bruce Douglas, CEO of the Global Renewables Alliance - Robert Guilmartin, Kingspan’s general manager for renovation and solar energy solutions - Simon Booth, CEO of Zestec Renewables Your co-hosts this episode are edie's content editor Sarah George and senior reporter Sidhi Mittal. This episode is hosted in partnership with Kingspan. Sustainability Uncovered uncovers some of the most inspiring and insightful sustainability and climate action stories from across the globe. The show features leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes. Whether you’re a business leader, climate expert, environmental…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah George, Sidhi Mittal

Guests: Bruce Douglas, Robert Guilmartin, Simon Booth

Topics covered

• renewable energy
• solar power
• energy transition
• COP28
• rooftop solar
• regulations
• sustainability

Keywords

• renewables
• solar energy
• energy deployment
• COP28
• businesses
• regulations
• sustainability

Sponsors

Kingspan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Global Renewables Alliance, Zestec Renewables, edie.net

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