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Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson

Will Richardson

I am trying to change the way we work, the relationship we have our work and the world around us. We live in a complicated world with a lot of noise. But we need to be making decisions now and those decisions will have ramifications for decades. Will we always make the right decisions; no. But are we doing it for the right reasons I would like to say yes to that - speaking from my heart. This is an audible blog on what I am doing and what we as a business are doing. Some could say it is self

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10:40

How Sustainability Leaders Should Read SBTi 2.0, the...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/06/15

he net zero rulebook just got rewritten. The Science Based Targets initiative has released Corporate Net-Zero Standard 2.0, and in the same week a super El Niño officially emerged in the Pacific.In this week's sustainability news countdown I cover the ten stories that matter most for business leaders and sustainability professionals: the new SBTi net zero standard and its five-year milestones, El Niño food price risk, the AI data centre energy crunch, extreme heat as an economic constraint, UK and

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03:24

The insurance companies have already decided — how...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/06/09

The insurance companies have stopped covering certain risks. Supply chains are breaking. New legislation is rewriting business models. Yet most organisations are still treating climate and operational risk as a future problem.In this episode, Will Richardson explores why corporate risk management has lagged behind market reality — and what needs to shift in how boards measure, weight, and act on climate and operational risk.We break down:Why risk assessment frameworks built 20 years ago don't work

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14:21

The Week Climate Regulation Retreated — And Why the...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/06/08

This week in sustainability, four major climate regulation retreats happened in a single week. The SEC proposed scrapping US climate disclosure rules. Brazil went voluntary. New York pushed back its climate goals. And California handed oil refiners $4 billion in free carbon allowances.But here is the bigger story: oil crossed $114 a barrel, Russia suspended jet fuel exports, and Bloomberg Green is now reporting a 67% chance of a Super El Niño arriving in 2027. The last major one caused $5.7 trillion

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01:22

5. Oil at $114, SBTi Cuts 2030 Goals & 98% of AI...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/05/24

SBTi has quietly halved the minimum emissions reductions companies need to hit by 2030 — no announcement, no press release, just an appendix edit. That's story #2 this week. Story #1? Oil hit $114 a barrel and the IEA has declared the fossil fuel industry "broken forever."This week's top 10 sustainability stories ranked by what the world is talking about — including the EU's 70% CSRD simplification, a $67 billion clean energy merger, Big Tech locking in 2GW+ of renewables, and why 98% of AI data

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01:22

What is the climate conversation you wish more...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/05/20

I gave my first public talk on the environment at 15. Three things have changed in 25+ years. One has not.What is the climate conversation you wish more business leaders were having?

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02:09

Where does climate risk actually sit in your company?

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/05/20

That's the question I'm asking following our National Emergency Briefing screening. Because here's what's coming: tomorrows temperatures could hit 28°C in the south in May! Within 35 years, 40°C summer heat will likely be typical. The Climate Change Committee is already saying we'll need air conditioning rolled out at scale. Schools may reschedule exam timetables. Hospitals may need complete redesigns.This isn't abstract. In July 2022, the London Fire Brigade ran out of fire engines because there

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12:01

Microplastics Are Warming the Planet From the Sky...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/05/11

This week in sustainability, there are things happening that most businesses aren't paying attention to — yet. Microplastics in the atmosphere are contributing to climate warming. The Iran war is driving renewable energy investment faster than any climate policy ever did. Carbon removal is moving from pilot projects to billion-dollar infrastructure. And the EU's deforestation regulation just had its compliance costs cut by 75%.In this video, we break down the top 10 sustainability stories of the

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01:51

Over 200 episodes taught me more than 25 years of...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/05/01

We have recorded 208 episodes of the Sustainability Solved podcast. Over 20,000 followers. Guests from every corner of the climate space. And the thing that changed my thinking most was not a guest. It was a pattern.When we started the podcast, I expected to learn about new technologies, new regulations, new frameworks. And we did. But the pattern that kept coming back, episode after episode, was this: the organisations making the most progress on climate were not the ones with the biggest budgets

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08:43

Europe Has 6 Weeks of Jet Fuel Left. Here Is What...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/04/27

This week, the world got a brutal lesson in what energy dependence really costs. Europe is weeks away from running out of jet fuel. Airlines are cancelling tens of thousands of flights. Fertiliser prices have doubled. And in the middle of all this, clean power quietly overtook coal globally for the first time in over a century.We break down the top 10 sustainability stories of the week, ranked by what the world is talking about most, plus three environmental facts that will stop you in your

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01:49

Why Most Climate Films Miss What Business Actually Needs

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/04/14

Ten of the UK's leading climate experts walked into Westminster last November and delivered one of the most evidence-based briefings Parliament has seen. Now it is a film, and it changes the conversation for anyone running a business.This is not abstract environmentalism. The National Emergency Briefing connects climate science directly to the things business leaders care about: health systems, food supply chains, national security, and economic stability. It features Lord Deben, Chris Packham CBE,

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09:33

Why Cutting Emissions Is Now Beating the Market - The...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/04/11

The Iran war is reshaping energy policy worldwide, and this week's sustainability news is packed with signals that every business leader needs to pay attention to.In this week's top 10 countdown, I cover how the conflict is simultaneously threatening climate legislation and accelerating the global shift to renewables. We look at the CDP data showing that companies hitting emission targets are outperforming their rivals. I break down why US states are wavering on climate laws, how food supply chains

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14:58

Morocco Ranks 6th for Climate. Its Wells Are Running Dry

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/04/07

I'm filming this from Morocco, halfway through a two-week family trip with Intrepid Travel. And what I'm hearing from farmers, guides, and rural communities out here is stopping me cold.Morocco is responsible for 0.18% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Less than two-tenths of one percent of the problem. It ranks 6th in the global Climate Change Performance Index, ahead of most of Europe. And yet it has just come through six years of protracted drought, its driest year in eight decades, and per

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07:48

$1.3 Trillion in Climate Risk and Your Business Is...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/04/06

This week's sustainability news is packed with stories that will affect how businesses operate for the next decade. We cover the UK's world-leading wind generation record, why the clean tech market is heading for $3 trillion, and what AI agents going rogue means for your business.I break down the top 10 sustainability stories of the week, from the UK's new Future Homes Standard to climate risk hitting listed firms for $1.3 trillion this year. We also look at why Google says your data security needs

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02:03

The Echo Chamber That Actually Helped Us Build...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/04/04

Everyone says echo chambers are bad. But they helped us build something remarkable.When we started helping organisations reduce their environmental impact at Green Element, most of the world thought what we were doing was a bit odd. The answer wasn't to seek out sceptics. It was to find our people: the B Corp network, sustainability-minded founders, people like James Gibb and Darren Chadwick who understood why this work mattered.That echo chamber normalised what we were doing. It gave us endorsement

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12:21

Why the Iran Oil Shock Is Doing What Climate Policy...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/03/28

Thisweekinsustainability,onestorydominatedeverythingelse—anditisnottheoneyouwouldexpect.TheIranWaristurbochargingthecleanenergytransitionataspeednopolicyevermanaged.BYDshowroomsinManilasoldamonth'sworthofEVsintwoweeks.VinFastinHanoiquadrupledcustomervisits.InSanFrancisco,petrolhit$6.81agallonandusedEVdealersareoverwhelmedwithappointments.Pakistanissaving$6.3billionthisyearbyusingsolarinsteadofoil.Andonefactthatstoppedmeinmytracks:SoutheastAsiancountriesnowhaveEVadoptionratesofaround40%—higherthantheU

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03:20

What Happens When You Tell Your Team the Truth About...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/03/22

We had a record April. The quarter before that was brilliant. And I still sat the whole team down and told them the business was going to have a serious cash flow problem by September.That decision changed everything.In this video I talk about what happened when we chose complete transparency with our team during one of the hardest periods we had ever faced as a business. We didn't have to do it. We chose to. And the way every single person responded made me genuinely proud.There's something

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11:23

Iran War Has Triggered the Biggest Oil Crisis in...

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/03/20

This week the IEA used language it has never used before. The Iran War has created the largest oil supply disruption in the history of the global market. Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have dropped from 20 million barrels per day to a trickle. And the UK's Climate Change Committee just confirmed that delivering net zero costs less than a single fossil fuel price shock.In this video I break down the 10 sustainability stories that every business leader and sustainability professional needs to

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01:38

The Hidden Reason Renewable Energy Costs So Much

Sustainability Solved by Will Richardson ·

2026/03/16

Energy prices have been falling for renewables for years, so why are your bills still through the roof? The answer comes down to something called fossil pegging, and once you understand it, the whole energy market starts to make more sense.In this video I break down why the price of electricity, whether it comes from wind, solar or gas, is still largely set by the cost of gas. It's a structural quirk of how energy markets were designed, and it has massive implications for how we think about the

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