Someone is taking the piss over at the EU Commission AV department #Rodney

In Wednesday’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into why California’s rooftop solar rollout is at risk of stalling, plus the European Union deploys new sanctions against Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sIkFRX... @smorgan.bsky.social

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Reasons For Merz's Vote Failure Revealed As Faxes And Trains Scupper Chancellor Bid www.brusselstimes.com/column/15660...

My conversation with @smorgan.bsky.social on how to move to #renewableenergy without losing #bioidversity in the process foresightmedia.com/story/slwjnR...

Finland has quietly but effectively marched ahead with the energy transition. Helena Sarén joins the show to explain the secret to the Scandinavian nation’s green success. By @smorgan.bsky.social View full episode: foresightmedia.com/story/sh4ODM...

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam and Dave look into how wind energy is going from strength to strength, plus Bosnia agrees on new electricity rules Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/s67ip7... @smorgan.bsky.social @daveweston.bsky.social

Shame this account over on the garbage fire platform wasn’t around 4-5 years ago. Boy, there’d have been some content to share then…: x.com/euractivleak...

On Energy Enablers this week, Giles Dickson from WindEurope talks about how the wind sector can help Europe’s industries go green. By @smorgan.bsky.social View full episode: foresightmedia.com/story/s2TVqI...

Another one! This is St. Pierre et Miquelon. Population: 5819. It now has one of the world’s highest tariffs - 99%. The US imported only $3.5M of its shellfish last yr. BUT the island imports ZERO from the US. So, the idiotic White House formula (imports v exports) couldn’t cope. It spat out 99%.

In Wednesday’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into a new audit of the European Union’s electricity network expansion plans, plus Great Britain breaks a renewables record Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sltsJX... @kirataylor.bsky.social @smorgan.bsky.social

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how Finland is leading the way in the energy transition, plus Norway’s sovereign wealth fund buys into two big wind power projects Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/shmb82... @smorgan.bsky.social

Remove “for Ukraine” and this is an intriguing idea

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks into offshore wind’s 2025 fortunes, plus 2024’s record renewables rollout still might not be enough Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sf2tvf... @smorgan.bsky.social

Not sure if I inspire @smorgan.bsky.social or if it is just a case of great minds thinking alike. I'm really fine with either one.

Not even Politico is immune from confusing Slovenia and Slovakia Tsk tsk

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Sam looks at how storage technologies could be deployed offshore, plus Canada scraps an unpopular carbon tax Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sZEjFm... Tell us what you think about today’s episode below👇 @smorgan.bsky.social

Interesting episode on splitting power bidding zones in GB @foresight-ce.bsky.social. Where you attach most value in the energy trilemma (cost/CO2/security) influences where you land on bidding zone split. (Nicholas Harrington) @smorgan.bsky.social foresightmedia.com/story/sHd3kG...

In today’s 15 minutes, Sam and Dave look into the complex energy geopolitics 2025 is throwing into the mix, plus French energy firm EDF courts nuclear power clients outside of France Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sJ9EXE... @smorgan.bsky.social @daveweston.bsky.social

In today’s 15 minutes, Kira looks at plans to use state aid to boost the European Union’s decarbonisation efforts, plus what will happen to the Ukraine-United States minerals deal? Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sL7rVC... @kirataylor.bsky.social @smorgan.bsky.social

No Euractiv on the list 😮

I love this idea: build a power cable between North America and Europe and trade electricity when demand peaks and troughs line up. Sure it's ambitious, but fighting climate change and completing the energy transition is going to need big ideas like this, in my view

MORE HERE On The EU Commission Threatening To Actually Do Some Work This Year Full Report via @brusselstimes.com www.brusselstimes.com/column/14404...

🎙️ Britain wants a clean power grid by 2030. Which makes the big clean power *auction* later this year absolutely vital. It cannot fail. But it might... Check out today's episode of The Jolt to find out why: foresightmedia.com/story/sx7X64...

If we're getting rid of pennies just because they're uneconomic to make, it's also time to get rid of $1 bills in favor of $1 coins. Also, get rid of fossil fuels. They're grossly uneconomic for the entire planet.

In today’s 15 minutes, Sam looks into why developing countries might quit the Paris Agreement, plus big emitters miss a key United Nations climate deadline Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sb9wi4... @kirataylor.bsky.social @smorgan.bsky.social

In today’s 15 minutes, Sam and Kira analyse Trump’s tricky trade tariffs, plus the United Kingdom tries to turbocharge its nuclear industry Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/svmpPX... Tell us what you think about today’s episode below👇 @kirataylor.bsky.social @smorgan.bsky.social

TODAY, the three Baltic countries will disconnect from Russia's electricity grid. If all goes to plan, they will synchronise with Europe's by Sunday. It's a huge moment, for more details have a listen to: foresightmedia.com/story/sefA26... Meanwhile, in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius:

This weekend, we'll see a landmark moment unfolding in the Baltics, as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania decouple their shared power grid from Russia and hook it up to Europe's. A decades-long plan finally realised. Undoubtedly accelerated by Putin's warmongering. Have a listen below for more:

Seems that Euractiv now has the much coveted ‘Controversy’ section on Wikipedia. I’m sure I and the legion of other former Yellow Submariners could help populate that with extra info…

The amount of microplastics in the brain appears to be increasing over time: 50% more fragments in brains analyzed in 2024 vs 2016. Scientists also examined the brains of 12 deceased patients with dementia & found that they had 3-5 times more microplastics than normal brains tinyurl.com/bddyte3t

Tune in as I try to get my head around some of the most complicated topics in the sustainability space. My thanks to my guests from @e3g.bsky.social @fairtradeftao.bsky.social and @climatebonds.bsky.social for helping me decipher it!

January 2025 was the warmest on record.

Trump’s all-powerful oil cheerleaders don’t like his new tariffs. Proper ‘I didn’t think the leopard would eat *my* face” vibes to this statement: www.api.org/news-policy-...

Trump Imposes New Tariffs On Common Decency And Human Compassion

On today’s episode of The Jolt Rundown, @smorgan.bsky.social and I took a closer look at the European Union’s Competitiveness Compass, discussing the core elements and the policy announcements in it. Listen here: foresightmedia.com/story/sWGdxl...

Brussels Media Outlet Begins To Regret Decision To Thaw Out Frozen Racist Neanderthal And Appoint It Editor In Chief

In today’s 15 minutes, Sam looks at what lessons can be learnt from a controversial gas project in Mozambique, plus Scotland plans green hydrogen exports Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sd5Z8N... @smorgan.bsky.social @kirataylor.bsky.social

Emmanuel Macron Moves The Mona Lisa From The Louvre To His Living Room For ‘Safe Keeping’

In today’s 15 minutes, Sam looks at how the power of patents might unlock congested energy networks, plus the United Kingdom’s clean electricity goal remains at risk Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sjivuD... @smorgan.bsky.social @daveweston.bsky.social

What else could @kirataylor.bsky.social and I possibly have discussed on this week's Jolt Rundown other than Trump's first week in office? We start with America's climate doom, then consider the EU's solar boom. Check out more @foresight-ce.bsky.social! foresightmedia.com/story/st7ukl...

I've built a machine that can be Confidently Wrong. It can also make pictures that all look a bit the same, as well as make a video of you kissing any celebrity or person you know. In payment, I'd like to boil the world's oceans dry, & steal all literature. For some reason, my head is not on a spike

Most summers when I was a kid, I’d spend a week or two in northern Germany visiting my uncle. I still remember being giddy with amazement seeing wind turbines for the first time from the car window after he picked me up from the airport Solar might be set for the same treatment soon:

In today’s 15 minutes, Kira looks at what will happen to the United States’ carbon removals under the Trump Administration, plus climate leaders respond to the new president’s first day in office Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/saL1nF... @kirataylor.bsky.social @smorgan.bsky.social

In today’s 15 minutes, Sam looks into why Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland and what it has to do with the energy transition, plus Germany’s potential new leader plans to build 50 gas power plants Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/s8ddzD... @smorgan.bsky.social @kirataylor.bsky.social

Wow, did we defeat the Nazis for nothing… Jk, this is so long overdue. Do ID cards, free movement and the euro next

In today’s 15 minutes, Sam and Sean look at what different attitudes towards climate change mean for the energy transition, plus the world breaks another emissions record Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sIMPCp... @smorgan.bsky.social @sgcarroll.bsky.social

In today’s 15 minutes, Sean looks into how locally-produced power could offer solutions to some of the energy transition’s challenges, plus Albania and Italy decide to build a new power link Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sZmZX0... @sgcarroll.bsky.social @smorgan.bsky.social

In today’s 15 minutes, Sam looks at how Italian industries could be tempted to go green with the promise of cheap power, plus NATO launches a new mission to protect critical infrastructure Listen now: foresightmedia.com/story/sdqnlB... @kirataylor.bsky.social @smorgan.bsky.social

The Jolt Rundown is back, bringing you @smorgan.bsky.social and my take on the week's top energy and climate news. On today's episode, we look ahead to 2025 and the trends we expect to see. foresightmedia.com/story/so9un4...

New photo of Emmanuel Macron struggling to deal with the unbearable weight of genius and heavy burden of executive power just dropped