Climate Confident

By Tom Raftery

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Climate Confident is your go-to podcast for the latest in climate innovation and sustainable solutions. Hosted by Tom Raftery, this weekly series explores the cutting-edge strategies and success stories driving our global journey toward a cooler planet.Every Wednesday at 7 AM CET, Tom engages with senior industry executives, climate scientists, and sustainability pioneers to uncover actionable insights and transformative approaches to reducing emissions and revitalising our environment. Whether you're a business leader, policy maker, or simply passionate about climate action, Climate Confident provides the inspiration and knowledge you need to make a real difference.Subscribe now to stay informed, inspired, and ready to contribute to a sustainable future. Let's turn every episode into a step closer to a greener, more resilient world.

Episode Date
What Will Your Climate Legacy Be? Lessons from Sangeeta Waldron
Jun 04, 2025
Inside the AI Lab Taking on Climate Misinformation
May 28, 2025
Turning Moths and Biochar Into Climate Solutions: Zespri’s Agri-Tech Playbook
May 21, 2025
Can Forests Save Us? How Tech and Trees Are Scaling Carbon Removal in Europe
May 14, 2025
Perovskite Solar Cells Explained: Less Land, Lower Costs, More Power
May 07, 2025
Decarbonising Planes Without Batteries or Hydrogen? For Now, Here’s How
Apr 30, 2025
Why Solar Lanterns Are a Game-Changer for Climate and Humanitarian Aid
Apr 23, 2025
From Filing to Patent in 6 Months: The Untold Story of the USPTO’s Climate Program
Apr 16, 2025
Grid Decarbonisation at Scale: Can a Whole Country Go Net Zero?
Apr 09, 2025
Unlocking $1 Trillion: The Bankability Challenge in Industrial Decarbonisation
Apr 02, 2025
How Net Zero Is Reshaping Corporate Decision-Making
Mar 26, 2025
The Future of Energy: Virtual Power Plants, AI & Battery Storage
Mar 19, 2025
Greenwashing, Greenhushing & Climate Accountability – What’s Really Going On?
Mar 12, 2025
The Hidden Barriers to Building Decarbonisation – and How to Overcome Them
Mar 05, 2025
Decentralising Energy: The Future of Peer-to-Peer Trading & Renewables
Feb 26, 2025
Can the Ocean Save Us from Climate Change? Exploring Nature’s Carbon Sink
Feb 19, 2025
Decarbonisation, Disruption & The Future of Energy – A Climate Confident Deep Dive with Jarand Rystad
Feb 12, 2025
How Factory Farming Drives Climate Change – And What We Can Do
Feb 05, 2025
How to Talk About Climate Change So People Listen
Jan 29, 2025
Microgrids and Climate Resilience: A Practical Path to Cleaner Energy
Jan 22, 2025
How Flexible Energy Systems Can Cut Costs and Boost Renewables – With Wärtsilä’s Anders Lindberg
Jan 15, 2025
The Climate Benefits of Regenerative Farming: Insights from McCain Foods
Jan 08, 2025
The 2024 Climate Year in Review: What Worked and What’s Next
Dec 25, 2024
Making Carbon Accounting Can Be as Trustworthy as Financial Reporting – SAP’s Green Ledger
Dec 18, 2024
Climate Action in Agriculture: Insights from the Dairy Methane Action Alliance
Dec 11, 2024
The Future of Marine Electrification: How Batteries Are Powering the Maritime Industry
Dec 04, 2024
The Truth About Net Zero Targets: Insights from John Lang
Nov 27, 2024
The Hidden Power of Sovereign Wealth Funds in Tackling Climate Change
Nov 20, 2024
The Intersection of Energy, Climate, and Humanitarian Aid: David Nicholson on Mercy Corps' Mission
Nov 13, 2024
Reducing Ice Rinks' Carbon Footprint: Glice’s Eco-Friendly Ice Rinks Explained
Nov 06, 2024
Reducing AI, and Tech’s Environmental Impact: A Deep Dive with SustainableIT.org’s Ralph Loura
Oct 30, 2024
Leveraging Athlete Influence for Climate Leadership – A Conversation with Lew Blaustein
Oct 23, 2024
Biofuels, Carbon Capture, and Timber: Climate Solutions with Prof. Valerie Thomas
Oct 16, 2024
Revolutionising Battery Technology: Dragonfly Energy's Dry Electrode Innovation with Dr Denis Phares
Oct 09, 2024
Climate Week Highlights: How Data and Tech Drive Corporate Sustainability
Oct 02, 2024
The Truth About Carbon Capture: Michael Barnard Discusses Sustainable Alternatives
Sep 25, 2024
Bridging the Intention Gap: How Local Governments Can Drive Effective Climate Action
Sep 18, 2024
Climate-Smart Agriculture: Transforming Rice Farming for a Greener Future
Sep 11, 2024
The 2024 US Presidential Election: Climate Stakes Are Higher Than Ever
Sep 04, 2024
AI in Action: Tackling Climate Change One City at a Time
Aug 28, 2024
From Diesel to Electric: The Critical Shift in Fleet Management
Aug 21, 2024
Turning Eco Anxiety into Action: How Visions 2030 is Transforming Climate
Aug 14, 2024
Summer Hols 2024!
Jul 31, 2024
Proactive Conservation: Larry Selzer on Saying Yes to Climate Solutions!
Jul 24, 2024
The Road to Decarbonisation: Urban Mobility and EV Supply Chains with Lina Fedirko
Jul 17, 2024
Achieving Net Zero: Inside Sustainable Design with HED’s Daniel Jaconetti
Jul 10, 2024
The Sleeping Giant: The Role of Religion in Climate Advocacy
Jul 03, 2024
Turning Air into Water: Aquaria’s Atmospheric Generators Explained
Jun 26, 2024
The Power of Nonpartisan Climate Messaging with Kathleen Biggins
Jun 19, 2024
Tucker Perkins on Renewable Propane and a Sustainable Energy Mix
Jun 12, 2024
Decarbonizing Industry: Strategies for a Greener Future
Jun 05, 2024
Unlocking Climate Solutions: The Role of Women and Nature's Rights
May 29, 2024
Carbon Neutral Farming: How Regenerative Agriculture Can Save Our Soil and Boost Profits
May 22, 2024
Saving Ourselves: Climate Action and Activism with Dana R. Fisher
May 15, 2024
Sustainable by Design: Danish Strategies for a Thriving Planet
May 08, 2024
Renewables and Regulation: A Deep Dive with Novus Energy Advisors
May 01, 2024
Decarbonisation Dialogues: Navigating the EcoVadis Network for Climate Impact
Apr 24, 2024
From Sustainability to Regeneration: Unpacking Climate Action with Verdis Group
Apr 17, 2024
Toco: Bridging the Gap Between Finance and Sustainability
Apr 10, 2024
From Leftovers to Energy: Synthica's Circular Solution
Apr 03, 2024
The Power of Local: Small Actions, Big Impact on Climate Change
Mar 27, 2024
The Power of Smart Infrastructure: Siemens' Vision for a Greener Planet
Mar 20, 2024
Breaking Free from Plastic: A Global Mission for Change
Mar 13, 2024
Transforming Spaces, Enhancing Lives: The Power of Digital Buildings
Mar 06, 2024
Beyond the Charge: Reducing The Environmental Impact of Battery Making
Feb 28, 2024
Transforming Wallets into Weapons for Change: The Karma Wallet Revolution
Feb 21, 2024
From Grassroots to Global Impact: The Power of Policy with Michael Sheldrick
Feb 14, 2024
Energising Change: The Impact of Solar and Storage on UK's Journey to Net-Zero with EDF Renewables
Feb 07, 2024
Breaking New Ground: The Role of Tech in Reshaping Farming for the Planet
Jan 31, 2024
Beyond Greenwashing: Real Strategies for Corporate Carbon Reduction
Jan 24, 2024
Powering Progress: The Inflation Reduction Act's Impact with Chris Larsen
Jan 17, 2024
Doubling Grid Capacity Without Laying a Single Cable: Neara's Digital Revolution
Jan 10, 2024
Happy New Year - Looking back, and looking ahead
Jan 03, 2024
The Hidden Cost of Your Footprint: Transforming the Global Shoe Market
Dec 20, 2023
Doubling Grid Capacity: The Race Against Time with Siemens' Grid Software CEO
Dec 13, 2023
The Future is Circular: Transforming Jewellery with Sustainability
Dec 06, 2023
From Complex Models to Climate Solutions: The Transition Zero Story
Nov 29, 2023
From Methane to Minerals: The Pioneering Path to Carbon-Negative Energy
Nov 22, 2023
Beyond Lithium: The Rise of Vanadium Flow Batteries in Renewable Energy
Nov 15, 2023
From Knowledge to Action: All In Making Sustainability Accessible to All
Nov 08, 2023
Decoding the Tesla Phenomenon & More: Climate Revelations with Jeremy Bentham
Nov 01, 2023
Tackling Climate Crisis: Do Personal Carbon Allowances Hold the Key?
Oct 25, 2023
Beyond Batteries: Caldera's Innovative Answer to Energy Storage
Oct 18, 2023
Electrifying Heavy-Duty: A Deep Dive with Electrovaya’s CEO
Oct 11, 2023
Moving the Climate Dial: Navigating Politics, Science, and Sustainability with Expertise
Oct 04, 2023
Waste Not, Want Not: Ingenium's Blueprint for Sustainable Business
Sep 27, 2023
Why Carbon Trading Could Be Our Climate Lifesaver: A Deep Dive with Mike Azlen
Sep 20, 2023
10 Gigatons a Year: How Nature-Based Solutions Can Reverse Climate Change
Sep 13, 2023
Why Social Responsibility is Your Business's Secret Weapon
Sep 06, 2023
Unlocking the Green in Wall Street: A Conversation with Ceres' Steven Rothstein
Aug 30, 2023
Beyond Sun and Wind: The Ocean’s Electrifying Potential
Aug 09, 2023
Solving Climate Crisis One Waste Bin at a Time: Shawn Kreloff Explains How
Aug 02, 2023
The Next Big Leap in Renewable Energy: Unveiling Long Duration Energy Storage
Jul 26, 2023
The Business of Sustainability: Exploring the Circular Economy with SAP's Stephen Jamieson
Jul 19, 2023
The $250 Solution to Climate Change: Uncovered with Rayven
Jul 12, 2023
Decoding the Climate Impact on Finance with Dovetail's Amos Wittenberg
Jul 05, 2023
Empowering Communities: The Renewable Energy Transformation
Jun 28, 2023
Innovating for a Better Future: Unveiling the Potential of Smart Grids and Battery Technology
Jun 21, 2023
Facing the Heat: Unveiling Climate Change's Invisible Threat
Jun 14, 2023
Sustainable Choices in Your Pocket: A Deep Dive into the Commons App
Jun 07, 2023
The Future of Sustainability in Business: Bhushan Nigale Discusses SAP's Green Ledger
May 31, 2023
Path to a Net-Zero Future: Insights from Wärtsilä Energy's COO, Anja Frada
May 24, 2023
Tackling Climate Change with Entrepreneurship: The Planet Positive Lab Story
May 17, 2023
De-risking Climate Solutions: The Power of Insurtech Gateway's Unique Approach
May 10, 2023
A Clear Solution: How 3eNano's Window Tech Fights Climate Change
May 03, 2023
Climate Confident: Decarbonizing the Electricity Grid with Veckta's Gareth Evans
Apr 26, 2023
Clean Energy & Tackling Plastic Waste: Asia's Pursuit of a Greener Future
Apr 19, 2023
Sweet Proteins: A Game-Changer for Climate and Health
Apr 12, 2023
Climate Confident Easter 2023 episode
Apr 05, 2023
Climate Tech for a Sustainable Future: Insights from Richard Delevan
Mar 29, 2023
Climate Action: How Carbon Accounting Can Drive Change
Mar 22, 2023
Climate Realities: The Surprising Truth about Hydrogen's Role in the Clean Energy Future
Mar 15, 2023
The Power of IoT in the Fight Against Climate Change
Mar 08, 2023
Green Hydrogen: Separating Fact from Fiction
Mar 01, 2023
A Climate Solution That Brings People Together: Citizen Assemblies
Feb 22, 2023
The Rise of Blue Nation: An Innovative Approach to Climate Change
Feb 15, 2023
The Holodeck of Climate Solutions: Writing a Better Future
Feb 08, 2023
From Bronze to Gold: Bridgette McAdoo's Climate Success Story at Genesys
Feb 01, 2023
Climate Solutions on the Farm: How eAgronom is revolutionizing sustainable agriculture
Jan 25, 2023
Climate Impact: The Work of Tradewater in Collecting, Controlling and Destroying Greenhouse Gases
Jan 18, 2023
Unlocking the Power of Science-Based Targets: A Climate Confident Podcast Episode with SBTi CEO Luiz Amaral
Jan 11, 2023
Final Climate 21 Episode For 2022 - Thank You, And See You All In 2023!
Dec 28, 2022
What Could Go Right in Climate? A Chat With Author Justin Bean
Dec 21, 2022
The Electrification Of Transportation And Climate - A Chat With Siemens' Ed Bernardon
Dec 14, 2022
Helping Consumers Make Informed Climate Choices - A Chat With Finch CEO Lizzie Horvitz
Dec 07, 2022
Reframing The Climate Conversation With Companies - A Chat With Enterprise Development Group's Herman Gyr
Nov 30, 2022
Climate Anxiety, Climaturity, and Water Offsets - A Chat with Liquid8 CEO Marc Cortez
Nov 23, 2022
Reducing Climate Emissions With Zero Emission Industrial Heat And Power - A Chat With Rondo Energy's CEO John O'Donnell
Nov 16, 2022
Reducing Climate Emissions In The Hard To Abate Space - A Chat With Holcim's Chief Sustainability Officer Magali Anderson
Nov 09, 2022
Climate Emission (Carbon) Accounting For SMBs - A Chat With Greenly CEO Alexis Normand
Nov 02, 2022
Helping Cities Transition To Net Zero - A Chat With ClimateView's Tomer Shalit
Oct 26, 2022
Reducing Climate Emissions In Battery Manufacturing - A Chat With Freyr Battery's CEO Tom Jensen
Oct 19, 2022
Can Enhanced Weathering Be Used TO Suck CO2 Out Of The Atmosphere At Scale? A Chat With UNDO
Oct 12, 2022
Using Finance To Drive Down Low Carbon Costs - A Chat With Carbon Chain CEO Adam Hearne
Oct 05, 2022
A 100% Renewable Electricity Grid Is Entirely Possible - A Chat With Auke Hoekstra
Sep 28, 2022
Catena X And Emissions Tracking In The Automotive Industry - A Chat With Hagen Heubach
Sep 21, 2022
Circular Economy And Nuclear Energy - A Chat With Curio Legacy's Ed McGinnis
Sep 14, 2022
Fighting Climate Change With Carbon Removal - A Chat With Patch CEO Brennan Spellacy
Sep 07, 2022
Green Amendments And Climate - A Chat With Maya van Rossum
Aug 31, 2022
The Circular Economy In Retail - A Chat With Juli Lassow
Aug 24, 2022
Quick Climate Break - We'll Be Right Back. Don't Touch That Dial!
Aug 03, 2022
Reducing Climate Emissions In The Aviation Sector Using Plants - A Chat With Yield10 Bioscience's Olly Peoples
Jul 27, 2022
Climate And Sustainability As Drivers For Digital Transformation - A Chat With Gordon Donovan
Jul 20, 2022
Using Machine Learning To Reduce Climate Emissions In The Physical World - A Chat With PlutoShift's Prateek Joshi
Jul 13, 2022
China - Climate Hero, Or Climate Villian? A Chat With EAC's Daniel Berger
Jul 06, 2022
How Important Is Storytelling When It Comes To Climate? A Chat With Dan McDougall
Jun 29, 2022
Climate Anxiety - A Chat With Grist's Kate Yoder
Jun 22, 2022
Reducing The Carbon Footprint Of Lithium Ion Batteries - A Chat With Nanoramic Laboratories John Cooley
Jun 15, 2022
Plant-Based Tuna? A Chat With Jacob von Manteuffel From Bettafish
Jun 08, 2022
Plant-based Chicken? A Chat With Rebellyous Foods Founder and CEO Christie Legally
Jun 01, 2022
Is Climate Restoration Feasible? A Chat With Peter Fiekowsky
May 25, 2022
Financing The New Climate Economy - A Chat With Enduring Planet's Dimitry Gershenson
May 18, 2022
Making Low Income Housing Energy Efficient - A Chat With Ryan Cassidy
May 04, 2022
Transforming Climate Complexity Into Business Intelligence - A Chat With Sust Global's Josh Gilbert
Apr 27, 2022
Using Dynamic Glass To Cool Buildings - A Chat With Glass Dyenamics CEO Christopher Angelo
Apr 20, 2022
Deloitte's World Climate Commitments - A Chat With Scott Corwin
Apr 13, 2022
Circular Economy And Climate - A Chat With Stephen Jamieson
Apr 06, 2022
Turning Waste Into Fuel - A Chat With Anaergia Founder And CEO Andrew Benedek
Mar 30, 2022
Achieving Energy Independence, Improving Profitability And Reducing Emissions Using Fugitive Methane - A Chat With BennaMann CTO Chris Mann
Mar 23, 2022
How Your Investments Can Help Solve Climate Change - A Chat With Carbon Collective Co-Founder Zach Stein
Mar 16, 2022
Reversing Tropical Rainforest Deforestation - A Chat With Health In Harmony Founder Kinari Webb
Mar 09, 2022
Climate Interventions - What Are They And Can They Help - A Chat With Prof Wake Smith
Mar 02, 2022
Decarbonising Supply Chains - A Chat With The Climate Choice Co-Founder Yasha Tarani
Feb 23, 2022
Climate Litigation Cases Tracked - A Chat With Drilled, And Damages, Podcasts Host Amy Westervelt
Feb 16, 2022
Supercharge Me - How To Get To Net Zero - A Chat With Corinne Sawers And Eric Lonergan
Feb 09, 2022
Investing In Low Carbon Construction Startups - A Chat With Cemex Ventures President Gonzalo Galindo
Feb 02, 2022
Planetary-Scale Regeneration - A Chat With Earthshot Labs CEO Troy Carter
Jan 26, 2022
Ecocide - Making Mass Destruction Of Nature An International Crime - A Chat With Jojo Mehta
Jan 19, 2022
Making Data Deliver Net Zero - A Chat With Gavin Starks of Icebreaker One
Jan 12, 2022
Final episode of 2021
Dec 22, 2021
Intelligent Decarbonisation - A Chat With Prof Markus Kraft
Dec 15, 2021
Short break - back next week
Dec 08, 2021
COP 26 Outcomes, The Role Of Data, And The Skills Gap - A Chat With Prof Sally Eaves
Dec 01, 2021
The Sustainability Imperative With Tom Raftery
Nov 24, 2021
Battery Electric or Hydrogen Fuel Cell? The electrification of transportation - A Chat With James Carter
Nov 17, 2021
How Much Did The Fossil Fuel Companies Know About Climate Change, And When? A Chat With Ben Franta
Nov 10, 2021
Carbon Budgets, Carbon Bubbles, And The Risk To The Financial Sector - A Chat With Carbon Tracker's Mark Campanale
Nov 03, 2021
Sequestering Carbon, Increasing Biodiversity, And Alleviating Poverty - A Chat With Rebalance Earth's Walid Al Saqqaf
Oct 27, 2021
A Chat With Capgemini's Global Head Of Sustainability Dr James Robey
Oct 20, 2021
SAP's October Sustainability Summit - A Chat With Anita Varshney
Oct 13, 2021
Using Finance To Protect And Enhance Biodiversity While Simultaneously Sequestering Carbon - A Chat With Ralph Chami
Oct 06, 2021
Saving The Planet Is Now A Communications Challenge - A Chat With Dedlyne Co-Founder Huw Bunn
Sep 29, 2021
Is ESG Investing Impactful And/Or Profitable? A Chat With Ken Pucker
Sep 22, 2021
Building a Sustainable Supply Chain For The High Tech Industry - A Chat With Joe Mulligan
Sep 15, 2021
The Power Of Your Pension To Influence Climate - A Chat With St James' Place Robert Gardner
Sep 08, 2021
Climate And The Insurance Industry - A Chat With Zurich Insurance's Global Chief Risk Officer Peter Giger
Sep 01, 2021
Watershed's Emissions Reduction Platform - A Chat With Taylor Francis
Aug 25, 2021
August Vacation - Don't Touch That Dial!
Aug 04, 2021
Using Data And Analytics To Reduce Emissions In The Chemicals Industry - A Chat With Carbon Minds MD Arne Kätelhön
Jul 28, 2021
Can Sustainable Investing Make A Difference Without Systemic Change - A Chat With Tariq Fancy
Jul 21, 2021
How to measure and manage circular economy initiatives - a chat with Circular IQ's Roy Vercoulen
Jul 14, 2021
How To Accelerate The Necessary Systemic Change - A Chat With North Star Transition Co-Founder Jyoti Banerjee
Jul 07, 2021
Helping startups solve the climate crisis - a chat with Plug and Play CEO Saeed Amidi
Jun 30, 2021
Sea-level rise - what's coming, and how business can help minimise it - a chat with Prof Maureen Raymo
Jun 23, 2021
Making the world run better, and improving people's lives - a chat with SAP's Gunther Rothermel
Jun 16, 2021
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team Lead Ian James Talks Electric Motorsport and the Importance of Data
Jun 09, 2021
Reducing agriculture's footprint - a Chat with BayWa CIO Tobias Fausch
Jun 02, 2021
Zero Carbon Electric Motorsports Formula E and Extreme E - a chat with Alejandro Agag
May 26, 2021
Deloitte and climate emissions reductions - a chat with Marc Van Caeneghem
May 19, 2021
Climate repair? A chat with Prof Sir David King
May 12, 2021
What are Green Bonds and how are they helping companies with their sustainability strategies? A chat with Shrey Kohli
May 05, 2021
A Chat with Bill McDonough - How Design Can Help in the Fight Against Climate Change
Apr 28, 2021
The Power of Climate Benchmarks - a chat with David Harris, Group Head of Sustainable Business at the London Stock Exchange Group
Apr 21, 2021
Reducing Google’s Carbon Footprint - Michael Terrell, Director of Energy at Google
Apr 14, 2021
How do we reduce IT's carbon footprint? A chat with Sandra Pallier and Hannah Smith of Climate Action Tech
Apr 07, 2021
Easter vacation 2021 episode
Mar 31, 2021
The business of sustainability - a chat with Frank Omare
Mar 24, 2021
Using concrete as a carbon sink? A chat with Prof Volker Sick
Mar 17, 2021
Impossible Foods quest to reduce the impact of agriculture - a chat with Rebekah Moses
Mar 10, 2021
The potential of big data and environmental sustainability - a chat with IBM's Jacob Dencik
Mar 03, 2021
Can Indoor Vertical Farming help reduce our emissions? A chat with &ever CSO Mark Korzilius
Feb 24, 2021
Climate, geopolitics, and supply chain risk - a chat with Jacob Shapiro
Feb 17, 2021
BCG's path to net zero - a chat with Michel Frédeau and Daniel Weise
Feb 10, 2021
The increasing importance of ESG for organisations - a chat with SAP's Adam Lyons
Feb 03, 2021
Electric powerboat racing? A chat with E1 Series CEO Rodi Basso
Jan 27, 2021
The role of the investment community in climate emissions reductions - a chat with JP Morgan's Paul O'Connor
Jan 20, 2021
Renewable energy, storage, and electric transportation - a chat with Auke Hoekstra
Jan 13, 2021
The importance of Climate related goals for organisations - a chat with Prof Stephanie Bertels
Jan 06, 2021
Final episode of 2020, upcoming guests, 2020 news, and an ask
Dec 23, 2020
Microsoft's incredibly ambitious climate emissions initiative - a chat with Lucas Joppa
Dec 16, 2020
What are Shell's climate emissions reduction ambitions? A chat with Shell exec committee member Huibert Vigeveno
Dec 09, 2020
Climate 21? What's that? - a chat with SAP Executive Board member Thomas Saueressig
Dec 02, 2020
Climate 21 Intro
Sep 07, 2020