Inconvenient Chats
Kaisa Virolainen & Jan Kleine
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Is climate fully replaced by geopolitics? with Benjamin Gibson
Inconvenient Chats is back after a break! We are continuing in a new format with guests, and in this first episode we discuss geopolitics and climate with Benjamin Gibson, the senior manager for…
IC29: Will our dependency on oil ever end?
Last episode for now! Have you ever wondered how much our society is built on oil and gas besides electricity? Will we actually ever manage to transition away from it? Is it possible for all our…
IC28: What are climate change attribution studies?
Unfortunately, this week the audio quality is a little wonky. Better next week! This week, we dive into one of the key scientific topics in climate change: attribution science. So basically, the…
IC27: What are the selfish arguments for climate action?
If the moral argument of ‘doing the right thing’ is outdated, should we switch to differently appealing argumentation in the way we talk about climate change with some audiences? In this episode, we…
IC26: What is an individual's role in fighting climate change? (with Christian Sparrevohn)
This week is special. We say hello to our first (of hopefully many) interview guests. And it’s a privilege that it’s Christian Sparrevohn. Christian lives and breathes sustainability. Having made it…
IC25: What are the carbon emissions from wars?
Firstly, wars are horrible for countless reasons, carbon emissions are certainly not on top of the list of the terrible things that result from armed conflicts. Today, we try to zoom into the carbon…
IC24: Should we have a climate value added tax?
Today, we pick up a topic recommendation from a listener: a carbon value added tax. This tax aims to encourage environmentally friendly consumer behaviors while generating financial flows for…
IC23: Why does geoengineering carry global catastrophic risks?
This time it's a full wizard episode. Geoengineering! What is it? What's the latest? And is it a viable alternative to climate mitigation or just science fiction to keep researchers busy? Also, why…
IC22: Do human rights need a business case?
In this episode, we ask whether human rights should have a business case. In a world where competitiveness and security agendas seem to take priority while sustainability regulation is being rolled…
IC21: What is happening to the EU's emissions trading scheme?
This week, we talk about arguably the most successful climate regulation in the EU: the emissions trading schemed and how a few political comments managed to drop the price of CO2/ton nearly 10%. We…
IC20: Why do you even care about sustainability?
In this episode, we ask ourselves why we personally care about climate and sustainability more broadly. From exploring personal values and what makes “sacrifices” worth it - and why sacrifice is…
IC19: Is the EU's regulation for batteries a blueprint for sustainable strategic autonomy?
This week we discuss small bit of feedback on our IC 17. Then for the main question we look at the battery industry in the EU all with the previously discussed strategic autonomy in mind. We explore…
IC18: How can geopolitical strategy advance sustainability?
In this episode, Kaisa brings back last week’s discussion about geopolitics taking over from sustainability. We go through several ways how climate action makes sense from a geopolitical perspective,…
IC17: Is current geopolitics the death of climate action?
This week, we take a first stab at probably one of the biggest topics we have discussed so far: geopolitics and how it currently overshadows sustainability. The problem is clear as public perception…
IC16: Do we start caring less as we grow older?
In this episode, we explore the complexities of balancing personal responsibilities with global issues, particularly in the context of climate change. We discuss cognitive bandwidth, the challenges…
IC15: Did also any good things happen in 2025?
This week we try to take a blind eye to the "in" in "inconvenient" and try to look at a few positives that happened in climate action in 2025, including the integration of climate education in school…
IC14: What are the opportunity costs from Ecosia's pledge for a Clmate Nobel Prize and their integration of AI?
This week, we look into two recent decisions from Ecosia, a really great not-for-profit search engine that make every Euro they earn available for climate action. We focus on their recent proposal…
IC13: Why is (de)growth a taboo?
Welcome 2026! Inconvenient Chats kicks off the new year with a primer conversation about the challenges of growth - or de-growth - and explore its implications for sustainability. If growth requires…
IC12: Will AI and data centres become the climate's biggest problem?
Last episode before the winter break. In this week's Inconvenient Chats, we explore the complex relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and climate change. We discuss the significant energy…
IC11: Has Bill Gates become a climate denier?
This time, we discuss Bill Gates' recent essay on climate change, which sparked significant debate and controversy ahead of COP30. We analyse Gates' main points, the public's reaction, and the…
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