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100th Episode Special - Christmas Chaos Raccoon Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations · Episode

As we're editing the next set, here's our 100th episode of Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations! Behind the scenes with our crew and some of our fave guests from tech, media, academia, politics, comedy, music - and more!

Storm Darragh showed me how unprepared my family – and Britain – are for disaster | Gaby Hinsliff After just 12 hours without power, we were cold, isolated and facing the fact that everyday life is far more precarious than it seems, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

#SolidarischesPreppen ist alternativlos:

"Der Sturm #Darragh hat mir gezeigt, wie unvorbereitet wir auf Katastrophen sind. Nach nur 12 Stunden ohne Strom waren wir isoliert, & mit der Tatsache konfrontiert, dass unser Leben prekärer ist, als es scheint."

Check out this conversation about where we are in the climate crisis (and where we are going)—I didn’t know Richard before we spoke, but now I’m now a HUGE fan 🤩👇👇

Sue the Bastards. With Prof Elisabeth Holland. + The Ramones. Prof Elisabeth Holland, whose insights helped inspire Pacific Islanders to take the world to court over climate - and Loes van Dijk (Climate Court) - discuss week 1 ICJ hearings at the Hague.

How did a Pacific island classroom thought experiment lead to the US at the Hague answering @rregenvanu.bsky.social that their negligence wasn't just unfortunate but unlawful? @loesvandijk.bsky.social & I spoke w climate expert Elisabeth Holland, who taught at the school when the idea was hatched.

Vanuatu kicked off its opening argument at the climate change ICJ hearings just now with @rregenvanu.bsky.social leading. More later at wickedproblems.earth.

@loesvandijk.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social @cielorg.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co
@danad1012.bsky.social

#GreenSky

Wicked Problems Pod Tunes Playlist · Richard Delevan · 88 items · 3 saves

And of course enjoy our darker-than-dark-but-still-funny playlist of outro tracks open.spotify.com/playlist/2AW...

Government Crisis Management - The 4 Stage Strategy YouTube video by Mango62uk

Here's that Yes Minister clip mentioned in the bonus segment www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hua...

A Steelman Case for Forest CDR: Lisett Luik, Arbonics Where’s you head at?

Here's a subscriber-only edition of our first post-COP ep, featuring @lisettl.bsky.social of Arbonics. With a bonus segment (rant) about whether we should keep defending things we don't believe. Have a listen: news.wickedproblems.uk/p/nature-bas...

🔌💡 #ClimateSky #GreenSky

Well we think you looked great. And @delevan.bsky.social looks like he walked in out of an unlicensed shisha bar sometime before dawn. So ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thanks for your generosity. We hope you'll come back soon!

🔌💡 #greensky

Seen lots of snide commentary that Simon Stiell, UNFCCC exec director, gave a "very long" speech at the gavel of #COP29. So I checked. Without prejudice to opinions about its content or the outcome of the talks, the f'ng speech was 6 minutes.

Six minutes.

Our brains are so broken.

Gah. We're very sorry. We think you look great but we will be clearer in future. If you'd like us to take it down we're happy to do so - we haven't put it on YouTube and we're happy to not do that if you'd prefer.

Again, we apologise for the misunderstanding we caused.

Big Boy Rules: COP29, China, the US, and Climate Futures

"Oil is a gift from God". And we trusted the guy who’d say that to run climate talks to save the world?? With the help of @jeremywallace.bsky.social, get a healthy (over)dose of post-COP clarity in our most recent episode:
open.spotify.com/episode/1ucc...

Calling all COP veterans: what now?

Try again in June

@delevan.bsky.social

COP29, Dubai Ski Hats, and Small Island Fear and Loathing in Baku Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations (Subscriber Feed) · Episode

Should we re-brand COP as the Festival of Ironies? Will we even get any deals out of COP29? Find out with @tomraftery.com and @timmcdonnell.bsky.social in our recent episode:
open.spotify.com/episode/3rKS...

@delevan.bsky.social

Well, hindsight is everything, including depressing.
With the worlds political climate and real climate heating up at an alarming speed, have a listen to this older episode featuring @schwartzstein.bsky.social in light of recent political dumpster fires: open.spotify.com/episode/4LNa...

Copium: You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations (Subscriber Feed) · Episode

What does Project 2025 mean for climate litigation in the (formerly) great US? We find out with @danad1012.bsky.social in our most recent episode:
open.spotify.com/episode/7cUc...

The gaffer ( @delevan.bsky.social ) been here for a while, brother. Like a year. But it's been pretty quiet/sorta monoculture-y in terms of opinions. Sorry we didn't get you on our first trawl!

If you're in an SP kinda mood, we also humbly offer our list of past guests on wickedproblems.earth: go.bsky.app/3BQzfxm

And because it's a starter pack kinda day, here's my picks for Top 100 Climate/Climate Tech/Energy Journos go.bsky.app/LodCznb

Copium: You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations · Episode

Was going to bitch about @podsaveamerica.bsky.social having ads from BP on their UK feed and then listened to my own feed from ACAST and noticed the glass house I was in. Is it climate-related? Not especially. But almost quit my nearly-first job for opting out of gambling client. Which is there. :-(

snoop dogg is sitting in a crowd of people watching a show . ALT: snoop dogg is sitting in a crowd of people watching a show .

In this time of transition, let us be welcoming and kind to those wise enough to seek refuge in this space. And give them time to adjust.

Access to clean energy can be life-changing for women in fragile regions.
David Nicholson, Chief Climate Officer of #MercyCorps explains on the Climate Confident podcast how energy equity is key to unlocking women’s potential in climate resilience. #Climate
🔗 Full episode here: tinyurl.com/tioec

But really, the MAGA blocklist is a must subscribe to, as it catches most of these before they even start. bsky.app/profile/skyw...

Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts Future UN conferences should only be held in countries that show support for climate action, urge influential group

I was starting to get an inkling the COPs aren't fit for purpose when they got through the first 25 of them without mentioning fossil fuels

If you're wondering if you made the right choice coming here, have a peek at the pro-RFK flood of comments under Will Hutton's post in The Bad Place. x.com/williamnhutt...

Plus great pioneers like @ketanjoshi.co who created the amazing #GreenSky feed who deserved that "And" thing at the end of the cast list at the beginning of the film. More to come!