Abundance v Activism at London Climate Week (w Yasmine Abdu, Michael Spiekermann, Charles Perry)

Get bonus content and notes at wickedproblems.earth.Is the “Abundance” discourse - and you can fit most iterations of it in a spectrum from Aaron Bastani and Zohran Mamdani to Ezra Klein to Elon Musk - an inspiring vision of the future or a dangerous delusion? Is insisting on “limits” just realism or is it pathological pessimism? And where does climate tech fit into all that?We think the answers to these questions are kind of important. So we were excited to talk it through onstage at Extreme Hangout during London Climate Action Week at Ladbroke Hall; with climate tech entrepreneur Yasmine Abdu, co-founder of Fridays for the Future Michael Spiekermann, and BP exec to sustainability strategist Charles Perry.Enjoy!Wicked Problems is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.02:27 Michael Speakman's Journey from Activism to Policy03:36 Yasin Abdu's Carbon Track Initiative04:51 Discussion on Abundance vs. Limits15:19 Charles Perry on the Stellar Vision24:30 Debating the Future of Energy and Policy28:18 Reconciling System Change and Longevity28:44 Building an Ecosystem of Corporate Support29:39 Avoiding Venture Capital for Mission-Driven Impact30:58 Choosing Entrepreneurship Over Activism32:18 The Power of Bottom-Up Movements37:31 Identifying the Villain in Climate Narratives50:29 Hope and the Global Sustainability Revolution52:45 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsAll the OutrosMany thanks to our panel and our partners at Extreme Hangout for bringing us on to their stage! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.