Wicked Problems

6 days ago | news.wickedproblems.uk | Richard Delevan

Exit music for this conversation is brought to us by Glass Animals, which seemed appropriate for a baking mid-June weekend when discussing burning questions about climate change - and what is to be done? Wicked Problems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. London Climate Action Week is kicking off and we’ll be moderating a few events around town - we’d love to see you.

2 weeks ago | news.wickedproblems.uk | Richard Delevan |Rishika Pardikar

NB: We recorded this conversation before the crash of London-bound Air India Flight 171, in which at least 274 people have died. Our thoughts are with the families grieving their loss. I just want to make clear why it did not feature in our conversation. I spoke with a couple of people who suggested delaying the episode’s release further. But the best time to include the perspectives of people outside the Western climate narrative ‘bubble’ would be forever ago; the second best time is now.

2 weeks ago | news.wickedproblems.uk | Richard Delevan |Dana Drugmand

Exit music for this epsiode is “david & goliath” by the Houston indie outfit bug bites. The lyrics pack a punch: “but karma takes a while / I could work much faster”. Because we need a bit of a pick-me-up, here’s some good news for once. Although you have to look past the headline to find it. Because on paper, Goliath got the W. For nearly a decade, a court in Hamm, Germany has been considering a case brought by a Peruvian farmer, Saul Luciano Lliuya, against the giant German utility RWE.

2 weeks ago | news.wickedproblems.uk | Richard Delevan

Exit music is brought to you by The Kills, with their moody 2011 indie belter, Future Starts Slow. I have a confession to make. Even with a self-image as a world-weary cynic, I’m as vulnerable to manipulation as anyone else, especially for stories I grew up with. Wicked Problems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The Limits to Growth came out the year I was born. I grew up in the US in the 80s.

3 weeks ago | news.wickedproblems.uk | Richard Delevan |Jessica Green

Exit music for this episode is “Oil Money” by Graham Barham. Because, well, it’s a bit obvious this time, no? Wicked Problems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. If insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result, global climate institutions like the annual COP meetings are definitionally loopier than Elon Musk deep down a K-hole.