When we talk about sustainability, we usually focus on micro-level permitting—a single solar farm, a manufacturing plant, or a highway line. But can we strategically plan for an entire nation's green future using Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA)?

In this episode of The No Nonsense Sustainability Podcast, host Ildiko Almasi Simsic sits down with her SEA2050 co-lead Peter Nelson (Planning Green Futures International) to dismantle the myths and administrative friction behind macro-level national planning.

From their initial meeting at IAIA Dublin in 2024 to launching a self-funded prototype in Sierra Leone in January 2026—and now launching their second pilot in Kenya—Ildiko and Peter share the raw reality of reshaping sovereign environmental strategy. They explore how inter-agency silos stall progress, why local communi ...