The Decarbonisation Dialogue

Hannah Walker

We’re Salix and we’re here to help energy consumers. Our aim is to deliver decarbonisation, create clean power and lower energy bills for consumers.

We enable people to live in warmer and healthier homes and we help deliver resilient public buildings which are better places to work, visit or use.

Our work means homes and buildings are cheaper to run as they benefit from cleaner and more sustainable energy.

Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker who meets the people who share our passion for protecting the environment and achieving net zero.

If you have any feedback for us, please email podcast@salixfinance.co.uk

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57 episodes
Updated July 26

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Aug 11, 2025 · 26 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 17 feat. Charlotte Lastowecki and Olivia Horne
In this episode, our guests are Charlotte Lastowecki and Olivia Horne. They chat to presenter Hannah Walker about their work with UK Youth Climate Coalition (YCC). Charlotte and Olivia are on a mission to mobilise and empower young people to take positive action for global climate justice. The YCC's projects span from the analysis of MP climate change voting record to delivering workshops to young people to educate and equip them with the skills needed to achieve climate justice. The Decarbonisation Dialogue is brought to you by Salix. We’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
Aug 5, 2025 · 23 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 16 feat. Jenna Hegarty
In this episode of The Decarbonisation Dialogue, Hannah speaks to Jenna Hegarty. Jenna is a highly experienced policy advocate with years of experience in the third sector. She speaks about her work with The Nature Friendly Farming Network. It is a membership organisation led by farmers, working alongside other organisations and public supporters. The network aims to provide a platform or voice for sustainable food and farming in the UK. The Decarbonisation Dialogue is brought to you by Salix. We’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
Jul 21, 2025 · 38 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 15 feat. Graham Duxbury
In this episode, Hannah's guest is Graham Duxbury OBE. He is the chief executive of Groundwork and is also a member of the UK100 board. It is the UK’s only cross-party network dedicated to supporting ambitious local government leaders committed to tackling the climate crisis. Graham is passionate about community and what it means for our world. His focus has been on improving neglected spaces, helping households out of fuel poverty, education, energy efficiency, the green economy and environmental regeneration. He tells Hannah about his work and how what’s happening to our planet is fundamental to it. The Decarbonisation Dialogue is brought to you by Salix. We’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
Jul 7, 2025 · 23 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 14 feat. Veronica Sekules
In this episode of our podcast, presenter Hannah Walker chats to Veronica Sekules. Veronica is an art curator, educator and writer with a background in the environmental movement, and is director of GroundWork Gallery in King’s Lynn. She opened the gallery in 2016 to showcase art and to campaign for the environment. It hashosted over 20 exhibitions and won several awards. Veronica's essay on The Art and Heritage of Waste is the third in the Longer feature, where Climate Cultures members share original works, or ones that haven’t appeared online elsewhere, and which don’t fit easily into the regular blog. Longer provides space to explore in more detail creative and critical responses to our ecological and climate crisis. The Decarbonisation Dialogue is brought to you by Salix. We’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
Jun 29, 2025 · 29 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 13 feat. Nadine Moustafa
In this episode, Hannah Walker speaks to Nadine Moustafa, a multi-talented and skilled engineer and research working at Imperial College, London. Nadine specialises in systems modelling for carbon management and decarbonisation technologies. Her work integrates socio-economic and techno-economic aspects of various energy technologies, including carbon capture and storage from various applications, CO2 removal from the atmosphere, nuclear power, and sustainable fuels. She talks about how her work has taken her to research sustainable fashion and how that impacts the world we live in. The Decarbonisation Dialogue is brought to you by Salix. We’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
Jun 13, 2025 · 29 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 12 feat. Katherine Boland
Katherine Boland is an international artist based in Australia. Her work largely explores the fragility of the natural world. Katherine’s work has been featured at world climate conferences as she seeks to inspire discussion on how we are impacting our world. In this episode of our podcast, she talks to Hannah Walker about her studio practice in the Australian bush and how it has been impacted by the recent bushfires. The Decarbonisation Dialogue is brought to you by Salix. We’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
Jun 6, 2025 · 30 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 11 feat. Anna Turns
In this episode of The Decarbonisation Dialogue, passionate journalist Anna Turns meets presenter Hannah Walker to talk about how the media can be used to inspire people into climate action. In an era when ‘greenwashing’ is prevalent, she urges people to question everything and do what they can to help protect our planet. As well as talking about her work, Anna explains why environmental education and the importance of a strong connection to the landscape and coast is key to her soul. She also talks about her future plans and how she continues to showcase solutions to climate change. The Decarbonisation Dialogue is brought to you by Salix. We’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
Jun 1, 2025 · 35 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 10 feat. professor Peter Cox
In this episode of The Decarbonisation Dialogue, presenter Hannah Walker speaks to world-leading scientist professor Peter Cox about how the climate is warming up and why. Peter is director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter. The institute sets out to be thought-leading in understanding global changes, solving global challenges, and helping create a flourishing future world through transformative research, education, impact and engagement. The highly cited author talks about the solutions to the climate emergency and how he sees the crisis as an opportunity for us to work together across the world. Join Peter and Hannah as they discuss key climate issues. The Decarbonisation Dialogue is brought to you by Salix. We’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations.
May 11, 2025 · 24 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 9 feat. Becca Weight
We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker. In this episode she speaks to her Salix colleague Becca Weight to talk about what’s happening to the planet. With her background in science, Becca, who works as an energy and carbon programme manager at Salix, enjoys putting into simple terms some of the net zero jargon we hear today. Becca also highlights about why it’s important to encourage more women into engineering and the technical sector.
May 11, 2025 · 28 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 8 feat. Josh Steel and Stan Thomas
We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker. In this episode she speaks to Chair Josh Steel and deputy chair Stan Thomas from the Young Engineers Network. It is for professionals in the first ten years of their career. Josh and Stan talk about the technologies of the future and why engineering is so important to net zero solutions. They bring fresh ideas and innovation to their approach to the climate crisis. The pair also tell Hannah about why they have built their careers in this sector as well as their ambitions for the future.
May 11, 2025 · 33 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 7 feat. Giles Kolter and Gary Dimmock
We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker. In this episode she speaks to Giles Kolter, headteacher of St Peter's School in Cowfield and Gary Dimmock who led a project to decarbonise the site. The school was successfully awarded government funding and has been supported by Salix to deliver the project. Thanks to Giles’s leadership and Gary’s background as an astrophysicist, the new ground source heat pump has made a huge difference not just to the children and the school team but to the community beyond.
Apr 4, 2025 · 24 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 6 feat. Ian Rodger
We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker. In this episode she speaks to our director of public sector decarbonisation, Ian Rodger. He has spent almost two decades serving in the army and now finds himself tackling climate change. Ian admits to being an optimist and is passionate in seeing how we can work together to achieve our net zero ambition. Ian talks to Hannah about the many climate goals and how he believes his work at Salix is delivering change every day.
Mar 16, 2025 · 25 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 5 feat. Gareth Ellis
We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker. In this episode she speaks to Gareth Ellis, who is the environmental sustainability and operations lead at Cranfield University. He talks to Hannah about his work overseeing the management of carbon, energy, and environment across the University estate. Gareth explains net zero in simple terms enabling it to become a concept we can all understand. Gareth is a passionate community campaigner and also showcases his work in the green sector beyond the university as well as his ambitions for the future. If you have any feedback for us, please email podcast@salixfinance.co.uk
Mar 2, 2025 · 29 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 4 feat. Davide Natuzzi
We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker. In this episode she speaks to assistant director, Davide Natuzzi, who leads our team of decarbonisation technical experts. He explains how his background in engineering is key to helping him support the technical teams assess decarbonisation projects. He supports the teams with due diligence for grant and loan applications, as well as assisting governments in developing new policies and decarbonisation schemes. Davide is an expert in sustainability and also talks about the UN Sustainability Goals. If you have any feedback for us, please email podcast@salixfinance.co.uk
Feb 14, 2025 · 31 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 3 feat. Professor Alison Anderson
We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker who in this episode speaks to Professor Alison Anderson, PhD, FRSA, FAcSS from the School of Society & Culture, Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Business at the University of Plymouth. Professor Anderson explains about behaviour and climate change, focussing on risk communication, particularly in terms of environmental issues and health. Alison is an expert on changing behaviours and talks to Hannah about how she has also altered her own lifestyle to make it better for the planet. If you have any feedback for us, please email podcast@salixfinance.co.uk
Feb 7, 2025 · 19 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 2 feat. Baroness Natalie Evans
We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker, who in this episode chats to the chair of our board, Baroness Natalie Evans. Natalie explains why her work as chair is so important as well as how her work in the Lords has inspired her. Natalie, a former cabinet minister in the Theresa May and Boris Johnson administrations is the longest serving Leader of the House of Lords in 70 years and its youngest ever female leader. She is now determined to make a difference to the climate agenda. If you have any feedback for us, please email podcast@salixfinance.co.uk
Jan 31, 2025 · 23 min
The Decarbonisation Dialogue Episode 1 feat. Kevin Holland
We’re Salix and we’re on a mission to help save the planet. We enable, and inspire, public sector organisations to move towards net zero and we support the creation of warmer and healthier homes. We deliver and administer government funding schemes that support local councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals and universities and many other public sector organisations. Our ‘Decarbonisation Dialogue’ podcast is presented by Hannah Walker. From diplomat to saving the planet, in this episode, Hannah speaks to Salix chief executive Kevin Holland on how business, government and community can work together on climate change. Kevin talks about the challenges of working with governments as the race continues to reach net zero and how his background in science helps his own journey. Kevin is keen to drive change and make a positive difference to our planet. If you have any feedback for us, please email podcast@salixfinance.co.uk