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

Prof Dana R. Fisher

Dana R. Fisher is Professor in the School of International Service at American University and Director of the Center for Environment, Community & Equity. She is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution.

Dana is the author of Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action and American Resistance: From the Women’s March to the Blue Wave.

Her work focuses on climate policymaking, civil society, and activism, with a particular interest in what it will take to turn climate concern into meaningful action.

She has published widely, including in Nature, Science Advances, and PNAS, and served as a Contributing Author to Working Group III of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report on citizen engagement and civic activism. In 2024, she delivered a TED Talk on being an “apocalyptic optimist”. More at danarfisher.com.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-r-fisher/

Guest appearance on:

Why Science Alone Won’t Deliver Climate Action