Wao Podcast: If you're going to solve the climate crisis, you have to bring everyone along.

Greg Bodeker is a climate scientist with over 130 papers published in atmospheric and climate science.

He has held international leadership positions in climate science, including for the World Climate Research Programme and the Global Climate Observing System. In addition to being the director of Bodeker Scientific Ltd, he is also the co-founder of Red Sky AI, and is the director of Kentron. Since 2009 Greg has been an adjunct professor at the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute, in the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, at Victoria University of Wellington.

So it will be no surprise that Greg has a passion for seeing innovation being used to transition New Zealand’s economy to a long-term sustainable model. And because he’s been thinking about this for a while, he has an idea or two!

In this episode, Greg addresses the urgent need for government action on climate change as you would expect. He emphasises the interconnectedness of climate issues with economic systems and societal inequality. Greg advocates for progressive policies that reduce inequality, ensuring that the least fortunate are not left behind in the fight against climate change. He also highlights the importance of evidence-based decision-making and civic engagement to drive meaningful change. Tune in to explore how we can collectively tackle the climate crisis through informed policy and community action.