Climate Confident

Climate Confident is the podcast for business leaders, policy-makers, and climate tech professionals who want real, practical strategies for slashing emissions, fast.

Every Wednesday at 7am CET, I sit down with the people doing the work, executives, engineers, scientists, innovators, to unpack how they’re driving measurable climate action across industries, from energy and transport to supply chains, agriculture, and beyond.

This isn’t about vague pledges or greenwashing. It’s about what’s working, and what isn’t, so you can make smarter decisions, faster.

We cover:

Scalable solutions in energy, mobility, food, and finance
The politics and policies shaping the energy transition
Tools and tech transforming climate accountability and risk
Hard truths, bold ideas, and real-world success stories

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Guest

Emily WIlkinson

Emily Wilkinson is a Principal Research Fellow at ODI and Director of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI).

With 25 years’ experience as a researcher, analyst, journalist and adviser, she specialises in climate policy, disaster risk governance, and finance, with a focus on small island developing states (SIDS).

Emily serves as Chief Scientific Adviser to Dominica’s Climate Resilience Agency (CREAD), supporting its ambition to become the world’s first climate-resilient nation, and advises the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) on adaptation.

She has led global research programmes on climate and development, worked in Mexico evaluating national disaster funds, and holds a PhD in Human Geography from UCL.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-wilkinson-73256318/

Guest appearance on:

Turning Vulnerability into Innovation: The Climate Solutions Emerging from Small Islands