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Bite-sized climate and energy updates for a changing green world
Climate and energy touches every part of our society and the torrent of developments, news stories, analysis and gossip can get overwhelming and indecipherable.
That’s where FORESIGHT Climate & Energy’s new series, The Jolt, comes in.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, The Jolt will cut through the noise and deliver essential updates on the big stories you need to follow.
Tune in for bite-sized episodes hosted by FORESIGHT Policy Editor Sam Morgan, all with a global view and expert analysis.
We cannot wait to have you along for the ride!
We want to build a community of listeners that are just like us: passionate about moving the global energy transition forward, so please don’t hesitate to engage with us, give us feedback and share your recommendations for future topics and guests.
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Sam is an experienced journalist, specialising in all things climate and energy. Based in Brussels but with an eye on all things climate around the world, Sam has in-depth experience of print, online and audiovisual work. He is a graduate of Columbia University’s Energy Journalism Initiative, has reported on news stories from every continent bar two and now hosts FORESIGHT’s Policy Dispatch and The Jolt series.
1 December 2023
In Friday’s edition of The Jolt, we make a very special announcement that our listeners will not want to miss, plus we bring you all the latest developments from the COP28 climate summit.
29 November 2023
In Wednesday’s edition of The Jolt, Sam looks at whether a new European plan to improve electricity grids is up to scratch, plus the United States goes underground to find clean power.
27 November 2023
In Monday’s edition of The Jolt, Irish climate minister Eamon Ryan reveals his wishlist for the COP28 summit, plus Germany scraps its energy bills support scheme.
24 November 2023
For Friday’s edition of The Jolt, Sam looks at how right-wing politicians being elected around the world risk taking a chainsaw to green policies, plus Brazil plans a new “huge” rainforest protection fund.
22 November 2023
In Wednesday’s edition of The Jolt, Sam looks into a new UN report on global emissions and our lack of progress in reducing them, plus the United States offers up $2 billion to help poorer communities go green.
20 November 2023
In Monday’s edition of The Jolt, Sam looks at why Germany’s efforts to go green have been dealt a blow by its own court, plus we breach the 2℃ warming target for the first time.
17 November 2023
In Friday’s edition of The Jolt, Sam looks at power-to-X technologies and provides a sneak peek of the upcoming FORESIGHT magazine.
15 November 2023
In Wednesday’s edition of The Jolt, Sam looks at how the global race for raw materials is heating up (and getting more complex), plus the United States pumps yet more money into climate projects.
13 November 2023
In Monday’s edition of The Jolt, Sam looks at why Tesla desperately wants to be part of an EU probe into Chinese electric car subsidies, plus the UK plans to roll out its own carbon border tax.
10 November 2023
In Friday’s edition of The Jolt, Sam has a look at baseload power and provides a sneak peek of FORESIGHT’s latest deep dive, plus Germany tries to help its industrial sector to pay its giant energy bills.
8 November 2023
In Wednesday’s edition of The Jolt, Sam looks at how Indonesia wants to go green and needs the help of wealthy nations to pull it off, plus Portugal’s prime minister quits following a probe into energy contracts.
6 November 2023
In Monday’s edition of The Jolt, the new series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Sam looks at the state of carbon markets around the world, plus talks on a new climate fund continue to turn sour.
3 November 2023
In Friday’s edition of The Jolt, the new series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Sam looks at whether the European Union could bring forward its 2050 net-zero date, plus wind energy stays stuck in the doldrums.
1 November 2023
In Wednesday’s edition of The Jolt, the new series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Sam looks at how Norway’s insistence on being in complete control of its energy rules might cause problems for Europe’s energy transition, as the US looks to strengthen its grids.
30 October 2023
In Monday’s edition of The Jolt, the new series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Sam looks at how a Spanish plan to ban certain short haul flights might affect the aviation and rail sectors, while China breaks yet another clean energy record.
27 October 2023
In Friday’s edition of The Jolt, the new series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Sam looks at how the future of international energy connections is under threat from the ruthless world of geopolitics, and a climate sceptic takes top US role.
25 October 2023
In Wednesday’s edition of The Jolt, the new series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Sam looks at how a new action plan published by the European Union aims to revitalise the stagnant wind power sector, meanwhile Nigeria gets a mini-grid boost.
23 October 2023
In Monday’s edition of The Jolt, the new series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Sam looks at why crucial talks about setting up a new climate fund for developing countries collapsed this weekend.
20 October 2023
In Friday’s edition of The Jolt, the new podcast from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Sam looks at why New Zealand’s incoming government might backtrack on climate goals and embrace oil and gas again.
18 October 2023
In Wednesday’s edition of The Jolt, the new series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Sam looks at how the European Union might have fluffed its COP28 lines and hydrogen in heating takes another beating.
16 October 2023
Join Sam Morgan for Monday’s episode of The Jolt, the new podcast from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, giving you bite-sized coverage of the global energy transition.
6 October 2023
Join Sam Morgan for Friday’s episode of The Jolt, the new podcast from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, giving you bite-sized coverage of the global energy transition.
4 October 2023
Join Sam Morgan for the second episode of The Jolt, the new podcast from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, giving you bite-sized coverage of the global energy transition.
2 October 2023
Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Jolt by FORESIGHT Climate & Energy. In today’s deep dive, we are looking at the carbon border adjustment mechanism or CBAM.
29 September 2023
Introducing the The Jolt, a new series from FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, which will keep you updated on all the essential energy transition stories.