Frustrated With Climate Narratives?
The climate crisis is the biggest challenge of our generation, yet we are doing too little too slow. PhDs and engineers are pulling their weight but we need all hands on deck.
I believe that climate tech has a unique proposition:
🦾 Technology: Solutions that are indistinguishable from magic.
🍋 Opportunity: A market that makes amazon.com look like a lemonade stand.
🙌 Community: Smart and well-intentioned people trying to unf*ck the planet.
Many people want to play their part but common literature reads like this:
“The Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report assesses the impacts of climate change, looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels.” - IPCC Report 2022
Feeling inspired?
Yup, me neither 🙄
What’s missing is an easy on-ramp for the curious but non-scientific crowd.
That’s why Delphi Zero was born: To inspire more people to participate in the boldest odyssey of our time: Our Journey to Net Zero
What Do Readers Say About Delphi Zero?
“one of the reasons that I'm most drawn to your content / that it stands out in a sea of pretty narrowly-focused stuff - that you approach it from such a broad/creative/human place” - Ben
“Reading your article, this bought a huge smile to my face 😁” - Leone
“I read your piece on storytelling for climate tech and loved it” - Javi
“Just read your article about energy trilemma with Nick and came here to say that it was brilliantly written. Simple, easy to digest and elegant!” - Namratha
“Read this one! I love how much nuance you’re able to capture while still being really accessible, disgestible and most importantly interesting!” - Joshua
What Can You Expect?
Delphi Zero explores climate, energy, and everything in between.
Here’s a list of the most popular essays sorted by topics 👇
🤖 Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi)
Prologue: The House of Day Zero - Why hope was the answer to the climate crisis.
Carbon Taxi Time Machine - If we can't fix the present, let's fix the past.
Running from Climate - Where is home if you don’t remember how home feels?
The Big Halt - From Grunt to God and the Beginning of the End 🌑
In Screens We Trust - How can we tell what's real and what's not?
A Cultured Mind - Why Organization Might Be the Actual Frontier Technology.
✍️ Climate Career & Skill-Related
Leveling Up for the Planet - From Business Generalist to Climate Professional in Three Steps.
How I Write - A candid look at ideas, frameworks, and tools that made me a better writer.
💚 Odes to Climate Tech
Climate Tech: The Greatest Game - The greatest entrepreneurial game of our time.
Emergence of Climate Scenius - The conditions are right for massive progress.
The Gordian Knot of Climate - Everyone should start untangling the climate knot.
Gen Zero - We have 25 years, 11 months, and a couple of days until Net Zero.
⚡️ Energy/Electricity Market Fundamentals
Emergence of the Electricity Bazaar - Entrepreneurial similarities between adtech and electricity markets.
A Curious Kid’s Guide to Energy Regulation - The non-boring intersection of law x economics x energy.
Mapping Energy - Fundamental framework to grasp energy transformation.
Understanding Electricity Markets - Deep-dive into European energy markets.
Picks and Shovels for Battery Storage - Entrepreneurial opportunities in energy storage.
📣 Climate Tech Communication & Marketing
Keeping the Climate Tech Promise - Blueprint for consistent communication.
Climate Tech’s Story Problem - Emotion trumps knowledge. Every time.
Climate Tech's Resonant Frequencies - Understanding the secret sauce of successful communication.
Climate Tech’s Story Opportunity (Pt. 1): Story Quadrants - How to Solve Climate Tech's Top-of-Funnel Problem.
Climate Tech’s Story Opportunity (Pt. 2): Awesome Non-Fiction - How to inspire audiences with everyday climate tech.
Branding for Tech Companies 101: Future Mythology - How Tech Companies Can Start Fixing Their Messaging Problem.
🧠 Expert Interviews
A Lawyer’s Guide to Climate Tech with Rickard Vernet (General Counsel, Pale Blue Dot VC)
The Wild World of Energy Trading with Emma Konet (Founder & CTO, Tierra Climate)
Carbon Management Rocks with Jack Andreasen (U.S. Policy & Carbon Management, Breakthrough Energy)
Climate Writing as Capital Allocation with Nick van Osdol (Founder/Writer, Keep Cool)
Clean Hustle with Gniewomir Flis (Hydrogen and Industrial Decarbonization Expert)
The Opposite of Doom Scrolling with Kip Pastor (Hollywood producer with a climate agenda)
Human-Centric Climate Action with Ben Eidelson (Start-up founder and Climate Tech VC)
Clarity, Compassion, and Courage with Gyri Reiersen (Founder & CPO at Tanso)
Global Problem. Local Solutions. with Noaa Cohn (VP Product at InRange)
🛡️ Energy Security and National Security
Democratic Dominoes - How crises tip the political agenda.
The Energy Security Diet - What does energy security mean?
When Rivers Run Dry - A primer on upstream risk.
Energy and War - Energy as an offensive weapon of war.
5-Minute MBA in Energy Policy - An intro to policy objectives, the energy trilemma, and energy security.
🧫 Left-Field Explorations
Fermentation Is Eating the World - The world is our feedstock and fermentation is our alchemy.
Ready to Participate in our Journey to Net Zero?
All of us have a role to play. But getting started ain’t easy.
Delphi Zero is the missing onboarding manual for the non-scientific crowd.
Need Help?
Are you struggling with your narrative? I might be able to help.