The Jolt: The FORESIGHT series, which keeps you updated on all the essential energy transition stories
Episodes
The Jolt Rundown - 28th February, 2025
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira and Sean look into the difference between the European Union’s clean manufacturing drive and the United State...
No room for CCS in steel’s green future
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at why carbon capture technology may not be the best idea to decarbonise steel, plus Kira covers today’s...
The Jolt Rundown - 21st February, 2025
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira dive into Europe’s big clean industry push, plus Britain and France agree to explore the feasibility ...
Indonesia’s struggle to ditch coal
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at Indonesia’s transition to renewables, plus United States President Donald Trump continues his fight ...
The Jolt Rundown - 14th February, 2025
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira explore the importance of national emission-reduction plans, plus the United Kingdom launches an indust...
Should developing countries quit the Paris Agreement too?
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into why developing countries might quit the Paris Agreement, plus big emitters miss a key United Nations ...
The Jolt Rundown - 7th February, 2025
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira analyse Trump’s tricky trade tariffs, plus the United Kingdom tries to turbocharge its nuclear indust...
Opening the sustainable finance Pandora’s Box
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into the risks of changing the European Union’s sustainability rules before they are even implemented, p...
The Jolt Rundown - 31st January, 2025
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira analyse the European Union’s plan to make its industries competitive again, plus a British court rule...
Mapping a path to EU competitiveness
27 Jan 2025
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In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at a leaked draft of the European Union’s Competitiveness Compass and why it matters, plus United State...
The Jolt Rundown - 24th January, 2025
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira analyse Donald Trump’s first week in office, plus the European Union mulls the deployment of an elect...
Trump’s Greenland gambit
20 Jan 2025
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In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into why Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland and what it has to do with the energy transition, plus German...
The Jolt Rundown - 17th January, 2025
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Sean look at what different attitudes towards climate change mean for the energy transition, plus the world ...
2025’s climate politics rollercoaster
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks ahead to the big climate politics stories in 2025, plus the United States hits Russia with more energy sa...
The Jolt Rundown - 10th January, 2025
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look at the energy and climate trends we expect in 2025, plus the world breaks another worrying tempera...
Taking stock of the decade so far
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at which regions are leading the race to global energy targets, plus political powerplay in the United St...
The Jolt Rundown - 13th December, 2024
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam, Kira and Sean look back at the year’s most important energy transition trends, plus Norway threatens to cut E...
No Christmas comeback for coal
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into why Europe will not need to rely on coal this winter, plus Qatar relishes the prospect of more compet...
The Jolt Rundown - 6th December, 2024
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus Denmark’s latest offshor...
History in the making in climate court
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into what is at stake in an historic climate legal case beginning today, plus plastic pollution treaty neg...
The Jolt Rundown - 29th November, 2024
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus the outgoing United States...
Combining climate action with quality of life
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sean looks at how Nordic nations are combining climate action and quality of life measures, plus Sam brings you the ...
The Jolt Rundown - 22nd November, 2024
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus the crucial climate financ...
Analysing Brazil’s new climate plan
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at the strengths and weaknesses of Brazil’s new emission reduction target, plus Donald Trump names his c...
The Jolt Rundown - 15th November, 2024
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira and Sam look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus COP gets bogged down in ge...
Energy security gets real
11 Nov 2024
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In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam chats with FORESIGHT Editor-in-Chief David Weston about the latest edition of the magazine, plus more details em...
The Jolt Rundown - 8th November, 2024
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus the solar sector sets anot...
What would Trump 2.0 mean for the climate?
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at what the result of the US presidential election might mean for energy and climate, plus Sean brings you...
The Jolt Rundown - 1st November, 2024
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira and Sam look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus the European Union’s pro...
Climate takes out an insurance policy
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how an insurance firm’s bold new stance on fossil fuels could impact the energy transition, plus Euro...
The Jolt Rundown - 25th October, 2024
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus the United Nations issues ...
Putting critical raw materials on the map
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at how planes can help find critical raw materials, plus Egypt backtracks on its renewable energy targetD...
The Jolt Rundown - 18th October, 2024
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus sustainable aviation fuel ...
Playing the long-duration storage game
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how a new policy could boost the British energy storage sector, plus Russia wants to transport liquefie...
The Jolt Rundown - 11th October, 2024
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus ExxonMobil sues the Dutch ...
Uniting Europe’s spending power
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at how stronger investment links between European Union countries could help boost its energy transition,...
The Jolt Rundown - 4th October, 2024
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus the United Kingdom spends ...
The Great British coal phaseout
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into how the United Kingdom has managed to get rid of coal power, plus the European Union kicks off its se...
The Jolt Rundown - 27th September, 2024
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus the mining sector’s elec...
Ireland’s data centre dilemma
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into how data centres are creating additional challenges for Ireland’s energy transition, plus Greece do...
The Jolt Rundown - 20th September, 2024
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus the Philippines wants to g...
Floating into the energy transition
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into the fortunes of the burgeoning floating wind sector, plus a new British coal mine bites the dustDownl...
The Jolt Rundown - 13th September, 2024
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus will the United States for...
Britain back on clean energy track
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at what a recent successful clean energy auction means for the United Kingdom, plus China gets ready to e...
The Jolt Rundown - 6th September, 2024
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus India’s heavy industries...
Are carbon removals on track for net zero?
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at the development of carbon removal methods, plus United States presidential candidate Kamala Harris has...
The Jolt Rundown - 30th August, 2024
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira and Sam look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, plus they take stock of the cli...
Road trips go green
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into what vacationing using an electric vehicle is like, plus could the United States launch a Marshall Pl...
The Jolt Rundown - 23rd August, 2024
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and David look back at some of the stories we missed during the summer break, including Europe’s continued rol...
Time for a buildings bonanza
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Sean discuss what is in store for buildings policy in the second half of 2024, plus North Macedonia debuts a...
The Jolt Rundown - 26th July, 2024
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira and David look back at the year so far in climate and energy, including a mass of elections, more extreme weath...
Harnessing Africa’s wind power potential
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at how the wind power rollout is going in Africa, plus Hungary’s concerns about future oil supply after...
The Jolt Rundown - 19th July, 2024
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including what Ursula von der L...
The secret to keeping cool
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at the impact that keeping cool has on energy systems, plus could we see a renaissance of Italian nuclear ...
The Jolt Rundown - 12th July, 2024
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including China’s mighty rene...
Are trains the antidote to flying?
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sean looks at whether Europe could reduce flights by improving direct rail connections between cities, plus France’...
The Jolt Rundown - 5th July, 2024
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt Kira and Sam look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including the results of the Uni...
Solar’s surge soldiers on
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into the numbers behind solar power’s immense showing in 2023, plus the US Supreme Court deals a potenti...
The Jolt Rundown - 28th June, 2024
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including carbon market talks a...
Carbon pricing’s maiden voyage
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam takes a look at how the shipping sector is coping with emissions trading, plus Germany’s plan to spend billion...
The Jolt Rundown - 21st June, 2024
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including fresh support for US ...
The economic case for climate finance
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at the economic case for rich countries to provide climate finance for the world to get out of coal, plus...
The Jolt Rundown - 14th June, 2024
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira and Sam look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including the results of the Eu...
The Great British Energy plan
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at what a planned state-run energy company could do for the United Kingdom’s green transition, plus Thai...
The Jolt Rundown - 7th June, 2024
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including how election-fever is...
How cars can help out the grid
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how vehicle-to-grid technology can help accelerate the energy transition, plus Mexico is set to elect a...
The Jolt Rundown - 31st May, 2024
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira and Sam look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including solar power records f...
Time's up for net metering
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at why the Netherlands is finally getting rid of net metering, plus India’s solar sector has a record st...
The Jolt Rundown - 24th May, 2024
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira and Sam look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including the latest on Europe’...
Leafing through circularity
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam is joined by FORESIGHT Editor-in-Chief David Weston for a sneak peek of our new magazine on circularity, plus De...
The Jolt Rundown - 17th May, 2024
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including the latest on US trad...
Ending energy poverty
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sean looks at what measures are available to lift people out of energy poverty, plus Donald Trump takes aim at offsh...
The Jolt Rundown - 10th May, 2024
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including another shocking warn...
Banking on hydrogen
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into the results of the EU’s first hydrogen auction, plus Egypt turns to LNG to avoid summer power outag...
The Jolt Rundown - 3rd May, 2024
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including a closer look at the ...
Is the G7 doing enough on climate change?
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at whether the G7 is doing enough to tackle climate change, plus the UN tries to address human rights abu...
The Jolt Rundown - 26th Apr, 2024
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including the death knell for a...
Connecting rural communities
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at the best way to roll out rural electrification, plus the UK’s political parties are told to do more ...
The Jolt Rundown - 19th Apr, 2024
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including apocalyptic weather i...
Levelling Europe’s industry playing field
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how Europe’s clean tech industries are set to benefit from new carbon market rules, plus Joe Biden hi...
The Jolt Rundown - 12th Apr, 2024
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and David look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including an EU inquest into C...
Hydrogen’s climate impulse
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how hydrogen’s fortunes in the aviation sector could be boosted by a new initiative launched by a Swi...
The Jolt Rundown - 5th Apr, 2024
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Sean look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting news highlights, including a new boost for cycli...
The Jolt Rundown - 27th Mar, 2024
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the year in climate and energy news so far, including the scale of the climate crisis and ...
A very particular set of skills
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how the dominance of fossil fuels in higher education risks undermining the energy transition, plus Ice...
The Jolt Rundown - 22nd Mar, 2024
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The big story today:How are satellites helping to monitor the climate crisis? How does Japan plan to trigger a wind power boom? And should we feel gui...
Breakthrough for EU buildings
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
* The European Parliament voted last week in favour of updated renovation rules for buildings. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is...
The Jolt Rundown - 15th Mar, 2024
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting climate and energy news highlights, plus are gri...
Geopolitics threatens Azerbaijan’s green dream
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at the challenges COP29 host Azerbaijan faces in its plan to export green power to Europe, plus is the UK ...
The Jolt Rundown - 8th Mar, 2024
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy International Women’s Day! In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting climate and e...
The Jolt: Agriculture’s climate commitment headache
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at what recent farmer protests in Europe might mean for wider decarbonisation efforts, plus Czechia gets s...
The Jolt Rundown - 1st Mar, 2024
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting climate and energy news highlights.Want a free o...
Shipping’s delicate balancing act
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how the shipping industry plans to close the price gap between clean and dirty fuels, plus Sweden consi...
The Jolt Rundown - 23rd Feb, 2024
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting climate and energy news highlights.Want a free o...
The Jolt: Air quality’s vicious climate circle
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at the link between air quality and climate change, plus Ukraine secures financial aid to upgrade its hydr...
The Jolt Rundown - 16th Feb, 2024
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting climate and energy news highlightsGet more clima...
The Jolt: Cities & buildings enter the spotlight
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam introduces our newest team member ready to dive into the energy transition in cities and buildings, plus US air ...
The Jolt Rundown - Feb 9th, 2024
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting climate and energy news highlights.Get more clim...
The Jolt: Trouble at sea
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at the impact of shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, plus Paris slaps SUVs with big parking charges.Get ...
The Jolt: The Jolt Rundown - #3
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Kira look back at the week’s biggest and most interesting climate and energy news highlights.Get more clim...