Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations

Nov 14 2024 91 ep. 45 mins 5
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A show about climate and climate tech: the intersection of technology and capital, people and politics, that will shape the future, and whether you'd want to live in it.

Host Richard Delevan is normally trapped in the UK, but with a global view - featuring guests from VC/PE, startups, scaleups, corporates, media, and beyond.

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Copium: You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do

Nov 14 2024 40 mins  
Go ad-free at wickedproblems.earth!<irony>Well it’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon.1 </irony>Hope you’re enjoying Trumpocalypse Day 8. How are you getting by? Had such a great night2 catching up with The Heat and the Fury author Peter Schwartzstein early this week that this episode is even more delayed than I thought it’d be. Befor

COP29: After the Trump Win

Nov 10 2024 32 mins  
In this episode of Wicked Problems: Climate Tech Conversations, host Richard Delavan discusses the implications of Trump's presidential election win on US and global climate policy, specifically focusing on the upcoming COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The episode explores potential rollbacks of the Inflation Reduction Act's EV tax credits and the US's possible withdrawal from internati

We Resist

Nov 06 2024 18 mins  
It’s been a long night. But I thought worth turning this morning’s note into a bit more of a rough and ready talk.If you want the full thing with all the notes :In Defeat: DefianceRICHARD DELEVAN·11:22 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

COP29's Poisoned Chalice? Chatham House's Ruth Townend on Azerbaijan, COP, and Climate Leadership

Nov 01 2024 24 mins  
With COP29 in a few days, all eyes turn to Baku, a city with a complex relationship to fossil fuels, where 125 years ago, nearly half the world’s oil was produced. Today, Azerbaijan finds itself hosting the world’s largest climate summit, a moment that exposes both the country's potential as a climate leader and the contradictions of its role as a petrostate. In this episode of

Manda Scott: Any Human Power, Fiction, Tech, Climate, and Thrutopia

Oct 31 2024 61 mins  
For this haunted Wicked Problems – Climate Tech Conversations, Richard Delevan is joined by celebrated author Manda Scott, known for historical fiction, thrilling plots, and a gift for exploring deep-seated mythologies that shape human struggles.In this Halloween/Samhain episode, Scott takes us through her latest novel, Any Human Power, a genre-bending work that interwe

Unusual Suspects

Oct 24 2024 68 mins  
In this comprehensive episode of 'Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations,' host Richard Delevan talks with various experts, including Adam Bell from Stonehaven UK and Chris Slater, CEO of Oka. They explore significant shifts in UK energy policies, the role of carbon markets and their pivotal moment in a shift from voluntary towards compliance, and innovative investment strate

Oil Fought the Law: Standing Rock, BlackRock, and Climate Justice Cases Heating Up

Oct 20 2024 26 mins  
Host Richard Delevan is joined by Loes van Dijk, founder of Climate Court, to delve into the latest updates in climate litigation worldwide. This episode covers pivotal cases, such as the major complaint against BlackRock in France for misleading sustainability claims, lawsuits over misleading environmental impact ads, historic youth climate activism in Ontario, and the Standing Ro

Keep Climate Tech Weird, Part 2: Trading Places

Oct 18 2024 34 mins  
Here’s the second half of our series on Texas. If you missed the first one, it might be handy to go back listen first.If you’d like to receive these episodes ahead of others and help grow this platform with unique angles on climate and climate tech, now is a great time to become a material supporter.Until November 5, get an annual membership at a 20% discount. Regardless of any

Keep Climate Tech Weird, Part 1

Oct 17 2024 48 mins  
If Texas, oil and gas capital of America, doesn’t come to mind as a climate tech and clean energy hub, you need to get right. Thankfully we’re here for you. Texas has been a magnet for European climate tech startups and scaleups looking to set up shop in the US. Not just for decent music and food, but because (despite Elon Musk’s relocation there) it’s putting innovation on

Paris Has Fallen: Rupert Read Strikes Back

Oct 17 2024 34 mins  
Rupert Read, co-director of the Climate Majority Project and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at University of East Anglia.We mentioned his role in amplifying a piece by Jonathan Leake in the Telegraph, which quoted IPCC jefeJim Skea, and the headline of which piece said he was calling time of death on the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5C.Sk