The Jolt by FORESIGHT
Kasper Thejll-Karstensen
Climate and energy impact every part of our society, and the torrent of developments, news stories, analyses, and gossip can become overwhelming and indecipherable. That’s where FORESIGHT Climate & Energy’s The Jolt comes in. Every weekday, 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 with a global view and expert analysis. We cannot wait to have you along for the ride! Hosted on Acast. See…
Recent Episodes
Britain’s PM fights for net-zero, hot Finnish mini-nukes
Sep 18, 2026Sam Morgan hosts The Jolt, a weekly energy and climate news roundup covering major developments including the UK Prime Minister's commitment to net-zero targets, European data center regulations, fossil fuel phase-out roadmaps, and the European Investment Bank's first financing for a Finnish small modular reactor startup for district heating.
Saudi’s Hormuz buster busted, champagne’s climate impact
Sep 14, 2026Sam Morgan hosts The Jolt, a weekly news briefing on energy and climate developments. This episode covers three major stories: Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline being shut down following drone attacks, the split hosting arrangement between Turkey and Australia for COP31, and the UK's £1 billion investment in battery-powered trains for its northern rail network. The episode also reports on a U.S. federal court ruling against coal plant extensions and France's temporary allowance for higher alcohol content in champagne due to climate-driven sugar levels in grapes.
The Jolt Rundown, 11th September
Sep 11, 2026Sam Morgan hosts a Jolt Rundown episode with colleague Eva Foley discussing how summer heat waves illustrate the urgency of climate adaptation and the energy transition. The episode covers three key topics: EU carbon pricing mechanisms and the CBAM, divergence between UK and EU emissions trading schemes, and the explosive growth of data center deployment across Europe. A major focus is the lack of coordinated European guidelines for data center planning, grid connection, water consumption, and noise standards—creating a speculative "Wild West" environment that threatens energy security and climate targets.
Australia’s ‘Pacific betrayal’, green light for more British gas
Sep 7, 2026Sam Morgan hosts The Jolt, a weekly news briefing on energy and climate developments. This episode covers Australia's approval of a major coal mine expansion through 2055, China's pause on new battery storage manufacturing approvals, the UK's anticipated approval of the Jackdaw North Sea gas field, a controversial US-Venezuela oil deal, and disruptions to professional cycling due to extreme heat.
RIP 1.5 climate target, Scotland’s hydrogen bus disaster
Sep 4, 2026Sam Morgan hosts The Jolt, a weekly news roundup covering major developments in energy and climate. This episode reports on the UN Environment Program's assessment that the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target is now unattainable, Spain's proposal for an EU fossil fuel tax to fund climate adaptation, Germany's controversial capacity mechanism approving gas plants, and Aberdeen, Scotland's failed hydrogen bus project—which is being scrapped and converted to electric after losing 94% of its value in five years.
Nepal urges global climate effort, new Dutch wind turbines rules
Aug 31, 2026Sam Morgan hosts The Jolt, a weekly news briefing on energy transition developments. This episode covers Nepal's climate disaster response following glacier collapse and flooding that killed nearly 800 people, a reported US-Venezuela oil production deal, California's legal challenge to fossil fuel buyback payments, Serbian sanctions waivers for oil refinery operations, and new Dutch onshore wind turbine spacing regulations.
Deadly flooding in the Himalayas, steam trains back on track?
Aug 28, 2026Sam Morgan hosts The Jolt, a weekly news roundup on energy and climate. This episode covers deadly glacier-triggered flooding in the Nepal-Tibet border region, EU climate adaptation spending gaps, the ongoing Baltic Sea cable sabotage case, Thailand's renewable energy expansion plans, and a UK proposal to operate heritage steam trains as commuter services.
Oil and gas windfall taxation, Tanzania’s huge hydro project
Aug 24, 2026Sam Morgan hosts The Jolt, a weekly news briefing on energy transition and climate topics. This episode covers four major energy stories: a European push for windfall taxes on fossil fuel profits, a cyber attack on a UK power plant by Iranian-linked hackers, Tanzania's commissioning of a 2.1 GW hydropower project, Norway's legal battle over new oil field permits, and Hungary's nuclear plant returning to full capacity after Danube water level issues.
Denmark’s grid queue reform, OnlyFans exposes climate change
Aug 21, 2026Sam Morgan hosts The Jolt, a weekly energy and climate news roundup covering major developments in the global energy transition. This episode covers Denmark's grid queue reform replacing first-come-first-served access, Romania's security incident at its Neptune offshore gas project, India surpassing fossil fuel capacity with renewables, Hungary's nuclear cooling crisis resolution, and OnlyFans models engaging in climate activism.
Summer survival stories
Aug 17, 2026Sam Morgan, host of The Jolt, shares personal summer experiences across Croatia, Slovenia, and Wales that illustrate the cascading impacts of climate change on infrastructure, public services, and daily life. From unbearable heat at an outdoor concert and wildfires near a lake to heat-induced train derailments and reduced cricket attendance, Morgan connects these anecdotes to broader energy transition themes and the urgent need for systemic change.
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