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🗓️ 19 October 2021

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In this special episode of the New Statesman podcast, in association with Smart Energy GB, Anoosh Chakelian and guest co-host Philippa Nuttall discuss how we can improve our homes and workplaces to reduce our dependence on energy

They are joined by Adrian Joyce, from the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings and the Renovate Europe campaign and Iagan MacNeil, from Smart Energy GB, to talk about the challenges of upgrading old stock, how to deal with the private rental sector, and how to find the right incentives and funding to make change happen.

Smart Energy GB is the not-for-profit, government-backed campaign helping everyone in Britain understand the importance of smart meters and their benefits to people and the environment. Their national campaign is reaching homes and small businesses across England, Scotland and Wales.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Anouche and I'm Philippe.
0:08.4	And in this special series of the New Statesman podcast, we're looking at the politics of climate
0:12.3	change in the run up to COP26 and asking whether enough is being done to make a difference.
0:29.5	What are we talking about today?
0:31.2	So today we're looking at infrastructure.
0:33.3	How do we better design the communities in which we live and the systems that's underpin
0:37.0	them to make sure they run on clean sources of energy and we don't waste any energy?
0:41.2	What's holding great bit and back from improving our homes and workplaces and what support
0:45.3	does such change need from the top?
0:52.1	Today's episode is in association with Smart Energy GB, the GB wide campaign to help everyone
0:56.9	understand the benefits of smart meters.
1:00.1	We have two special guests today, Adrian Joyce is the Secretary-General of EuroAce, the
1:05.2	European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency and Buildings.
1:09.3	He's been a practicing architect and a form of director of the Architects Council of Europe
1:14.3	and Jagen McNeill, head of policy at Smart Energy GB.
1:18.8	Thanks so much for joining us.
1:20.6	Delighted to be here, good to be here.
1:23.2	First of all, let's kick off the discussion by asking how seriously is the construction
1:28.2	and architectural sector taking the issue of climate change and obviously we'll be speaking
1:33.3	mainly about the UK and the EU in our discussion.
1:36.4	Adrian, do you want to come in first?
1:38.2	Yeah, thanks Anouche.
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