{"podcast":{"title":"The Net Zero Business Podcast","slug":"the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134","podcast_index_feed_id":6702134,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/655cb69d415230001259567c","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-net-zero-business-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/655cb69d415230001259567c/1721934331872-2b5259a306df62c9cca2ae4f2a736d7d.jpeg","author":"Gareth Kane","episode_count":137,"summary":"Climate change is the ultimate business challenge for the 21st century, and the transition to a low carbon economy is littered with huge risks and opportunities. On the Net Zero Business Podcast, Sustainability expert and author Gareth Kane of Terra Infirma Ltd will lead you through unique insights for businesses wanting to embrace Net Zero, featuring a fabulous series of guests from a wide range of sectors and disciplines. The thread that runs through the episodes is pragmatism – how do we make change happen in the real world? Join us and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T14:24:12.933462+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134"},"episode":{"title":"Wooden it be good: climate-friendly timber construction with Paul Brannen","slug":"wooden-it-be-good-climate-friendly-timber-construction-with-paul-brannen","published_at":"2026-05-29T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134/wooden-it-be-good-climate-friendly-timber-construction-with-paul-brannen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-net-zero-business-podcast/episodes/wooden-it-be-good-climate-friendly-timber-construction-with","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/655cb69d415230001259567c/e/6a16bdc5c92816b544186742/media.mp3","summary":"Paul Brannen is a former Member of the European Parliament turned passionate advocate of the use of timber in construction and author of the book Timber! – How Wood Can Help Save the World. In this enlightening conversation, Paul explains the full climate benefits of using fast growing spruce as a construction material, how modern forestry practice can help support biodiversity and the policy changes we need to expand the use of timber in building. The special offer on our online Net Zero for Business course can be found here – code: NETZERO3 – all proceeds go towards keeping the podcast running. This episode is brought to you by T erra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Paul Brannen is a former Member of the European Parliament turned passionate advocate of the use of timber in construction and author of the book Timber!…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3122,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134/episodes/wooden-it-be-good-climate-friendly-timber-construction-with-paul-brannen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-net-zero-business-podcast-6702134/wooden-it-be-good-climate-friendly-timber-construction-with-paul-brannen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}