Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations

Full details on wickedproblems.earth! Professor Federica Genovese of Oxford, Professor Lorenzo Crippa of Strathclyde, and veteran journalist Dave Vetter join host Richard Delevan to discuss Magnifica Humanitas, the papal encyclical being published Monday 25th May 2026. In an unprecedented step, Pope Leo will personally launch the encyclical, joined by theologians, ethicists, and Anthropic co-found...

Former British diplomat Arthur Snell is about to publish a book that explains how climate is rapidly changing the geographic assumptions on which geopolitics is built.  Buy it now —  Elemental: The New Geography of Climate Change and How We Survive It .  But first, check out this Wickedproblems.earth conversation with Arthur Snell about his new book, the first comprehensiv...

For ad-free listening, articles, and newsletter go to wickedproblems.earth and sign up. On Wicked Problems, host Richard Delevan interviews Svitlana Romko, founder of Razom We Stand, at the Laudato Si “Raising Hope” conference about linking Ukraine’s war to global fossil fuel dependence. Romko says We Stand formed in early 2022 to coordinate a coalition of 900 organizations from 60 countries urgin...

“ Wicked Problems ,” hosted by Richard Delevan, returns after a long hiatus and links escalating repression - newly including climate activists - with a high-stakes by-election in Greater Manchester. It opens with concerns about confrontational protest being met with violence and political repression, alongside Nigel Farage's Reform proposing a “UK deportation command,” expanding detention with “n...

Full show notes, transcripts, and more at wickedproblems.earth Welcome to Belém, where the world (with some notable exceptions) has gathered to talk about saving the Amazon as if it weren’t already on fire.  Cataloguing the chaos leading up to COP30 Ben Cooke of  The Times . His team’s  reporting  makes clear why the mood isn’t exactly jubilant: the clean-power alliance with ze...

Full show notes and ad-free listening at wickedproblems.earth Shipping is one of those things that’s just supposed to work. Post-Titanic, we created a set of rules that currently are looked after by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which successfully removed much of the drama from shipping — so successful that Britain’s “Shipping Forecast” is now soothing ASMR for bedtime listening.&...

Bonus content at wickedproblems.earth Overshoot , a new four-part documentary series  from climate strategist and  Wicked Problems  alum Laurie Laybourn—goes further than nearly anyone has before. And he came back to unpack some of the key ideas in Overshoot and what he hopes people will do with it. In  Overshoot  the story starts with the fact that we can no longer avoid...

Discussing the Irish contingent at the Raising Hope conference and the future of faith and climate action -Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore; former Irish environment minister and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan; and campaigner Jane Mellett, church manager at Irish Catholic overseas development agency Trocaire. More information at climatepilgrim.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Who is my neighbour? 1.5°C is about neighbours, not numbers. Climate Minister Maina Talia of Tuvalu speaks to Richard Delevan about moral clarity in climate and denies the Australian 'climate visa' is about relocating his population. More information at climatepilgrim.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should Pope Leo endorse a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at COP30? Climate Pilgrim Episode 2: Dr. Kumi Naidoo 'cautiously optimistic' the Vatican and others will add up to 44 countries endorsing Treaty initiative by landmark April conference in Colombia. More detail at climatepilgrim.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did Pope Leo double down on climate for the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si'? Or change the relationship between faith and climate action? Colleen Dulle, Vatican Correspondent for America Magazine and author of Struck Down, Not Destroyed , joins Richard Delevan to discuss reactions. More info and episodes at ClimatePilgrim.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For full show notes, bonus content, and ad-free listening, check out wickedproblems.earth In this episode of Wicked Problems, host Richard Delevan welcomes Dave Jones and Kostantsa Rangelova from the energy think tank, EMBER. They've spent the past year spreading the good news about the impressive advancements in solar and battery technology, particularly focusing on global trends and potential ga...

Get bonus content at wickedproblems.earth   Dr. Lorna Gold is the executive director of the Laudato Sì Movement, which was inspired by the late  Pope Francis’ 2015 letter . That document, considered pretty radical for the leader of the Catholic Church to issue at the time, was credited by former Irish president Mary Robinson and others with influencing the Paris Agreement - and you can h...

Get full ad-free episodes, full show notes, bonus material, and more at wickedproblems.earth In this episode of 'Wicked Problems,' host Richard Delevan speaks with Dr. Hannah E. Morris, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and author of 'Apocalyptic Authoritarianism.' They discuss the use of apocalyptic language in politics, the resurgence of Cold War-era narratives, and how these trop...

Get all the bonus material, show notes and more - and go ad-free - at wickedproblems.earth! Unraveling the Impact of Climate Change on Zurich: Analyzing 50 Years of Data | Wicked Problems In this episode of Wicked Problems, host Richard Delevan explores a groundbreaking study from researchers at Oxford Smith School 's Sustainable Law Program and beyond. Joined by Dr. Rupert Stuart-Smith, Deputy Di...

Bonus content and show notes at wickedproblems.earth Understanding Climate Tipping Points With Stephen Smith | Wicked Problems Climate Tech Conversations In this episode of Wicked Problems Climate Tech Conversations, host Richard Delevan dives into the pivotal and pressing subject of climate tipping points with guest Stephen Smith. They discuss the warnings from the recent Global Tipping Points Co...

Will Nigel Farage's Reform party succeed in demonising climate action? Or will adaptation change the conversation? Are the Tories cooked? And does Gaza create an opening big enough for Jeremy Corbyn's new party to cut into Labour support? Richard Delevan talks to More in Common's Ed Hodgson about Shattered Britain, how Britain's "Tribes" will shape the future - and why you need to understand them...

Get other content and the newsletter at wickedproblems.earth. Climate Justice: ICJ's Historic Ruling and Its Global Impact In this episode of Wicked Problems, host Richard Delavan is joined by Professor Elizabeth Holland from Brown University to discuss a historic advisory opinion handed down by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ruling, initiated by Pacific Island students, declares cl...

For full show notes, bonus content, and ad-free experience go to wickedproblems.earth! The Intersection of Climate Change and National Security with Rear Admiral Neil: A Deep Dive In this episode of 'Wicked Problems,' host Richard Delevan speaks with Rear Admiral Neil, former Royal Navy officer and current Professor of Climate and Resource Security at UCL, about the growing recognition that climat...

Get full shownotes and bonus content and go ad-free at wickedproblems.earth! In this episode, two parts: Jenny Chase, a solar market analyst at BNF, about the dramatic rise of solar power in Pakistan. Despite scant government support, Pakistan has rapidly adopted solar energy, moving from importing a few gigawatts of solar modules in 2022 to becoming one of the largest markets. This development ha...

Get bonus content & full show notes at wickedproblems.earth Thick ice caps topping some dormant volcanoes may be acting like a champagne cork. Research released earlier this month suggests that by speeding up the melt of those ice caps through human-caused climate change, we’re removing the foil and the little wire cage on some trapped liquid that will taste a bit more acidic than champagne wh...

In this Wicked Problems – Climate Tech Conversations , we’re joined by Gaia Vince , author of  Nomad Century , a landmark work on climate-driven migration. From the existential realities of climate displacement to the politics of denial and adaptation, it’s about what happens when we stop pretending everyone will stay where they are. It Bad Last week, a catastrophic flood hit Kerr County, Tex...

Get bonus content and notes at wickedproblems.earth. Is the “Abundance” discourse - and you can fit most iterations of it in a spectrum from  Aaron Bastani  and  Zohran Mamdani  to  Ezra Klein  to  Elon Musk  - an inspiring vision of the future or a dangerous delusion? Is insisting on “ limits ” just realism or is it pathological pessimism? And where does cl...

Get all the show notes and bonus content at wickedproblems.earth! How am I gonna be an optimist about this? This conversation’s official exit music is from Bastille . But stick around for a twist. Turns out it’s not just  men who think about the Roman Empire . Polymath  raconteuse  Solitaire Townsend - sustainability consultant, co-founder of  Futerra , UN envoy, award-winning...

Get full show notes and bonus content at wickedproblems.earth In 2024,  Wim Carton  and Andreas Malm released  Overshoot - How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown .  It was praised and critiqued in various quarters - but we included it in our books of the year because it’s a) beautifully written - with plenty of lateral-thought LOLs and b) was perfectly timed to come out...