🚨 G7 countries have agreed to close their coal-fired power plants in the first half of the 2030s. Here's my podcast from today, looking at the role of coal in the G7 and why it's important that they're ambitious when it comes to the energy transition foresightmedia.com/historie/sdx36…

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira looks at whether the G7 is doing enough to tackle #climatechange , plus the UN tries to address human rights abuses and #environmentaldamage in the critical minerals supply chain.

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Finance, grids, permitting and supply chains are key areas to focus on to triple renewable energy, says Global Renewables Alliance.

For more, here's my podcast on reaching the target, with Bruce Douglas, Francesco La Camera from IRENA and Rwandan minister Jimmy Gasore 👇
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It's Friday! Which means Sam Morgan and I are back with our weekly catch-up on all the top climate and energy stories from around the world. This week we're talking Energy Charter Treaty, plastics, renewables and more! Listen for free here 👇
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Today on The Jolt: Kira brings discussions from the International Renewable Energy Agency's summit in Abu Dhabi highlighting urgent calls for increased #RenewableSupport .

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Francesco La Camera IRENA

#EarthDay update from The Jolt: Gabriela Ehrlich of the
IEC discusses how #RuralElectrification can provide clean, reliable power efficiently.

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#EnergyTransition #GlobalNews

I have a weird love of this train thanks to the amount of time I spent going between Brussels and Luxembourg during the energy crisis. But yes, no WiFi and sometimes it randomly stops in Arlon and requires you to take another train

It's 23rd April and I'm regretting not putting on my gloves 🥶 Brussels please get warmer!

Today on The Jolt 🌍 Bringing clean, reliable power to rural areas is crucial for #EnergyEquity . How can it be done efficiently? Gabriela Ehrlich shares insights.
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#climateaction #energytransition

Join The Jolt Rundown with Sam Morgan & Kira Taylor as they unpack this week's stories: Are we on track with #RenewableEnergy goals to meet the #ParisAgreement ? Does Europe still need to rely on Russian liquefied gas?

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Today on The Jolt: The challenges of #decarbonizing small island developing states like Dominica. We're joined by Energy Minister Vince Henderson to explore hurdles & innovative projects on the island.

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Kira Taylor

'We are progressing in an amazing way on putting renewables on the ground, but the fact is that we are not at the pace that is consistent with a pathway for the achievement of the Paris Agreement goals,' says IRENA's Francesco La Camera. More in our podcast 👇foresightmedia.com/story/seay3XPp…

*Seven* countries around the world can now say they run 100% renewable power systems. If you can name any or even all of them, you’ll get a shoutout in tomorrow’s episode of The Jolt!

Abu Dhabi. Two photos, 24 hours apart

Today on The Jolt: Elizabeth Press from IRENA discusses the progress of the global pledge to triple #renewableenergy by 2030 following #COP28 . 🌍 Can we meet the targets?

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Kira Taylor

🥳Our daily climate and energy news podcast, The Jolt, has reached 100 episodes! Thanks to all of the FORESIGHT Climate & Energy team behind it and thanks to everyone who tunes in! If you haven't given us a listen yet, you've got a bit to catch up on!

ICYMI - What exactly is a negative electricity price? And what causes it? I spoke to Bram Claeys from RAP about the phenomenon to find out
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ICYMI - have you ever seen solar panels floating on water? I spoke to Michele Tagliapietra from BayWa r.e. Global to find out how floating solar works, which global region is leading its development and how it could help boost the energy transition
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