Gridlocked: Why the 21st Century is Broken and How to Fix It

In the podcast’s fourth panel discussion show, Gridlocked writer and producer Nick O’Hara is joined by:

• Kerry Emanuel, professor emeritus of meteorology and co-founder of the MIT Lorenz Center; and
• Jacopo Buongiorno, MIT professor of nuclear science and engineering and director of the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems.

The panel builds on many of the issues raised in the previous Inflection Point episode of Gridlocke...

Humanity is at a juncture in history requiring us to make a fundamental shift to clean energy, in order to decarbonize our societies and combat climate change. The global economy needs to transition out of its current fossil fuel dependency … but how can this best be achieved?

This episode, Inflection Point, discusses how advanced energy technologies – including small modular and micro nuclear reactors, together with renew...

In the podcast’s third panel discussion show, Gridlocked writer and producer Nick O’Hara is joined by:

• Isabelle Boemeke, founder and executive director of Save Clean Energy and creator of online persona Isodope; and
• Jacopo Buongiorno, MIT professor of nuclear science and engineering and director of the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems.

The panel builds on many of the issues raised in the previous And Now for Nuclear...

Back in the 1950s, the world looked set to chart a course to a low carbon clean energy future, through the deployment of nuclear power. But humanity turned back from the future by curtailing nuclear expansion, and that one decision, above all others in living memory, almost certainly precipitated the climate crisis we now face.

This episode, And Now for Nuclear, covers the reasons why many of us continue to oppose nuclear ...

“Reliable power where and when it is needed will always and everywhere rank higher than emissions and pollution.”
—Staffan Qvist

In the podcast’s second panel discussion show, Gridlocked host Rolake Ojo is joined by special guest Staffan Qvist, CEO of tech consultancy, QuantifiedCarbon, and Gridlocked writer and producer, Nick O’Hara.

The panel builds on some of the key issues raised in the previous Running in...

After every ‘green’ initiative in recent decades, humanity is still not on track to solve climate change. Despite this, many of us unquestionably support renewable energy sources like wind and solar, believing that they hold the key to combatting climate change.

This episode, Running into Reality, delves into some key considerations in contemporary energy policy that most commentators hide away from. We question whether re...

In the podcast’s first ever panel discussion show, Gridlocked writer and producer Nick O’Hara is joined by:

• Pia Malaney, senior economist at the Institute for New Economic Thinking and co-founder of the Center for Innovation, Growth and Society – who features in the previous Spaceship Earth episode; and
  
  
• Kristin Zaitz, civil engineer and co-founder, Mothers for Nuclear – who features in the Running into Reality episode t...

Energy is the key driver of climate change. This episode, Spaceship Earth, introduces listeners to the current worldwide energy context, focusing on the climate emergency against the backdrop of increasing global energy demand. 

Podcast host Rolake Ojo is joined by Gridlocked creators Mark Havenner and Nick O’Hara who, through a mixture of narration and discussion, explore key climate science and economic themes in global energy... ...

This episode introduces Gridlocked, the new docuseries podcast exploring ‘why the 21st Century is broken and how to fix it.’ 

Podcast host Rolake Ojo is joined by Gridlocked creators Mark Havenner and Nick O’Hara, co-founders of global thought leadership consultancy Renovata, who provide an overview of Season One: Energy, before going on to discuss their wider ambitions for future seasons of the show.

Through a mixture of n...