In the Net Zero Festival Greenhouse with OVO's Owen Anderson

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WATCH: OVO's head of sustainability chats to BusinessGreen about the energy giant's plan to make zero carbon living a reality for as many of its customers as possible

Owen Anderson, head of sustainability at OVO, provided a fascinating overview of Plan Zero - the energy giant's 10-year response to the climate crisis - at BusinessGreen's recent Net Zero Festival 2023.

Following his presentation, Anderson sat down with BusinessGreen analyst Stuart Stone to discuss his main takeaways from the Net Zero Festival, how OVO aims to make zero carbon living a reality for as many of its customers as possible, and harnessing green technologies and skills to build the energy system of the future.

Their conversation - which forms part of a series of Greenhouse interviews with speakers from the 2023 Net Zero Festival - can be watched back in full below.

While this year's event may have drawn to a close, the Net Zero Festival will be back in force again in 2024 - so sign up here to stay in the loop on the plans for next year's event.

With thanks to Net Zero Festival 2023's headline sponsors OVO and Innovate UK.

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