Climate Confident
Climate Confident is the podcast for business leaders, policy-makers, and climate tech professionals who want real, practical strategies for cutting emissions and building a resilient low-carbon future.
Every Wednesday at 7am CET, I sit down with the people doing the work, executives, engineers, scientists, founders, and policymakers, to unpack what’s actually driving climate progress across energy, transport, industry, supply chains, food, finance, and more.
This isn’t about vague pledges or greenwash. It’s about what’s working, what isn’t, and what leaders need to understand now to make better decisions faster.
Expect conversations on:
- scalable solutions in energy, mobility, food, industry, and finance
- the politics, markets, and policies shaping the transition
- the technologies and tools improving climate accountability, resilience, and risk management
- hard truths, hidden bottlenecks, bold ideas, and real-world success stories
Subscribers also get Bonus episodes, including highlight reels, analysis, emerging themes I’m seeing across conversations, and other subscriber-only extras.
You can still listen to the most recent episodes for free, and if you want to go deeper, subscription gives you more Climate Confident in your feed.
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Episodes
265 episodes
The Iran War, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Real Cost of Fossil Dependence
Geothermal Isn’t Just HVAC. It’s Grid Infrastructure
Why Science Alone Won’t Deliver Climate Action
Fashion’s 10% Emissions Problem, And the Utilisation Fix
You Can’t Photograph CO₂: The Visual Bias Distorting the Energy Transition
AI Energy Demand, Grid Constraints & Decarbonisation
Designing Buildings for a Climate That No Longer Exists
Why Heat Pumps, Not Cars, Will Cut Urban Emissions Fastest
How Long-Duration Storage Makes Clean Energy Reliable
Solar Isn’t Breaking the Grid. Our Grid Is Breaking Solar.
Decarbonising Concrete With Carbon-Neutral Materials
LEED v5, Embodied Carbon, and Real Emissions Cuts
Why Bad Data Is Blocking Scope 3 Emissions Reduction
Decarbonising Food Supply Chains with Real Data
Decarbonising Shipping with Drop-In Waste-Based Fuels
Deep Sea Minerals and the Future of Climate Tech
The 30% Solar Breakthrough: Perovskites and the Future of Power
Inside the Solar PPA Model Driving Clean Energy Growth
The Regeneration Mindset for Climate Action
Decarbonising Heat: Why Half of Industrial Energy Is Ripe for Reinvention
Microgrids, Hydrogen, and the End of Fossil Fuels
The 60 Million Home Challenge: Inside Zero Homes’ Plan to Electrify America
Why Traditional VC Is Failing the Climate, and What Comes Next