The Jolt: The FORESIGHT series, which keeps you updated on all the essential energy transition stories

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into what preparations are needed to dismantle wind farms at the end of their life, plus Donald Trump begins 2026 with a bang   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what...

Sam and Kira go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this year with their review of 2025   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what you don’t like and what you’d like to see in future episod...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into why the car industry wants the European Union’s 2035 CO2 rules to be more flexible, plus Germany’s shipping giant goes green   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like,...

Sam and Kira go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week, including the European Commission’s plan to boost grid infrastructure   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what you don’t lik...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into how the United Kingdom could bring down grid constraint costs, plus Norway says no to deep-sea mining - for now   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what you don’...

Sam and Kira go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week, including the European Union’s upcoming Russian gas imports ban Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what you don’t like and what yo...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into why the International Court of Justice’s historic climate opinion was absent from COP30, plus Germany wants hybrid cars to be exempted from the EU’s 2035 car rules   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks into challenges arising from Indonesia’s coal production, plus COP30 concludes without a roadmap away from fossil fuels in the final text   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what y...

Sam and Kira go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week, including the latest from the COP30 summit in Brazil Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what you don’t like and what you’d like to...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into how Brazil is tackling its road transport emissions, plus a new push at COP30 to speed up phasing out fossil fuels Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what you don’t li...

Kira goes over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week with special guest Louise Burrows from the Global Renewables Alliance, including the need for grids to support renewables and future energy demand predictions Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-drive...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into the Brazilian shipping sector and how the COP30 host can help get global decarbonisation back on course Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what you don’t like and what...

Kira goes over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week with special guest Linda Kalcher from Strategic Perspectives, including the European Union’s 2040 target and COP30’s launch in Brazil Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in tou...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into how Belgium risks tarnishing its community energy reputation, plus the Czech Republic’s new leader guns for the EU’s climate policies Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like...

Kira and Sam go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week, including the United Kingdom’s wind auction wobble and what the world looks like a decade on from the Paris Agreement Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with u...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at how the Paris Agreement came about and whether countries are living up to it, plus France’s political pains cause a headache for its wind sector   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us ab...

Sam and Kira go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week, including a packed week of energy and climate decisionmaking in the European Union   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how a record year for rolling out renewables is only half the story to reaching a global goal, plus shipping’s emissions-busting voyage is delayed by at least 12 months   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible....

Sam and Kira go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week, including Donald Trump’s latest attempts to bully the world into adhering to his energy policy Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like,...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Dave looks into how negative power prices are creating a headache for Denmark’s electricity ecosystem, plus New Zealand-Aotearoa scales back its climate ambitions   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with u...

Sam and Kira go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week, including renewables toppling coal and a hefty dose of hypocrisy around sustainable reporting Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, w...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Dave looks into how the concept of ‘involution’ is affecting China’s energy transition, plus the collapse of a climate banking alliance Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what you like, what you do...

Sam and Kira go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week, including reactions to China’s 2035 climate ambition and the United Kingdom’s tricky transition   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with us about what yo...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into the shipping industry’s next big climate plan, plus China hits back at criticism of its climate target, and the United States blacklists energy transition language   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get...

Sam and Kira go over the biggest talking points in the energy transition this week, including the latest on climate from the United Nations General Assembly and a notable energy policy anniversary   Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.   We want The Jolt to be as listener-driven as possible. Get in touch with...