Dale Vince
British industrialist
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| February 2025 | Paul Staines, founding editor of Guido Fawkes, agreed to pay £9,995 in damages to settle the libel suit, with Vince intending to donate the proceeds to Palestinian charities. |
| 2024 | Forest Green Rovers relegated back to non-league football at the end of the 2023-24 season. |
| December 20 2024 | The High Court ordered Vince to pay Kate Vince £43.51 million in a financial settlement over three annual instalments, following their divorce. |
| July 2024 | Sued Guido Fawkes political blog for libel, claiming the site misrepresented his comments about Hamas by circulating a selective video clip. |
| 2023 | Made controversial remarks on Times Radio about Hamas, stating 'one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter' in the aftermath of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. |
| July 2023 | Announced the founding of Ecojet, an airline featuring planes powered by hydrogen-derived electricity, with first flights scheduled for 2025. |
| June 2023 | Announced plans to implement an 'eco-curriculum' across 12,000 UK schools by 2025 through the Ministry of Eco Education. |
| April 2023 | Manifesto became a Sunday Times bestseller. |
| 2022 | Conducted a pilot program for eco-curriculum in 25 schools. |
| 2022 | Vince separated from Kate Lane. |
| 2022 | Net worth estimated at £107 million. |
| November 2022 | Halted plans to sell Ecotricity. |
| October 2022 | Released full jewelry line through SkyDiamond. |
| April 2022 | Raised the Palestinian flag during a Forest Green match, expressing solidarity with Palestinian people and criticizing Israel's actions. |
| April 2022 | Announced his intention to sell Ecotricity and transition into politics, citing a desire to focus on renewable projects like tidal lagoons and geothermal energy. |
| 2021 | The team became the first in the world to play in a football kit made from a composite material of recycled plastic and coffee grounds. |
| December 2021 | Produced first 15 diamonds through SkyDiamond, using carbon dioxide captured directly from the atmosphere. |
| 2020 | Published his first book, Manifesto. |
| October 2020 | Announced plans to create artificial diamonds using carbon dioxide captured directly from the atmosphere, powered by wind and solar electricity. |
| 2019 | Founded Devil's Kitchen, a company providing vegan meals to schools and colleges. |
| 2019 | Endorsed the Labour Party in the UK general election. |
| 2016 | Vince settled Wyatt's financial claim by paying her £300,000. |
| 2016 | Settled a financial claim court case with his ex-wife. |
| 2015 | Endorsed Caroline Lucas of the Green Party for parliamentary candidacy before the UK general election. |
| October 2015 | Forest Green Rovers became the world's first all-vegan football club. |
| September 2015 | Vince introduced a 'Moneyball'-style player recruitment method using computer-generated analysis to sign players. |
| March 2015 | The Supreme Court ruled that Wyatt's financial claim could progress in the High Court, overturning the previous Court of Appeal decision. |
| 2013 | Received an honorary degree for his work in sustainable energy and environmental initiatives. |
| 2012 | Founded the Green Britain Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to environmental protection. |
| 2012 | Helped establish the Electric Superhighway, a network of electric vehicle charging stations along Britain's motorways. |
| September 2012 | Broke the UK land speed record for electric vehicles with Nemesis, averaging 151.6mph over a mile-long course. |
| 2011 | Kathleen Wyatt lodged a £1.9 million financial claim against Vince nearly 20 years after their divorce. |
| February 2011 | Vince banned Rovers players from eating red meat for health reasons, followed by a ban on selling red meat products at the club's ground, leaving only vegetarian options and free-range poultry and fish from sustainable stocks. |
| 2010 | Became a major shareholder and chairman of Forest Green Rovers football club, beginning his transformation of the team into an eco-friendly and vegan organization. |
| November 2010 | Debuted Nemesis, Britain's first green supercar, a modified Lotus Exige. |
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