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Guest: Ditte Juul Jørgensen Director-General for Trade & Economic Security European Commission
Ditte brought a fascinating perspective to this: ☀️ Global trade helped solar reach extraordinary scale and affordability. But excessive concentration in supply chains creates vulnerability.
🇪🇺 Strategic autonomy does not have to mean isolation. 🤝 And cooperation remains one of our strongest security tools.
Our conversation will cover:
⚡ Why the energy transition is about people as much as technology. 🌍 The intersection of energy policy and Action for Climate Empowerment.🎓 Building climate and energy literacy. 🙋 Meaningful participation of children and youth in energy governance.🤝 How governments, educators, and young leaders can work together to build a more inclusive and just energy future.
🎙 This week on Let’s Talk Energy with Saikat*, we are joined by climate activist **Jaydip Lakhankiya* , a 25-year-old changemaker walking *12,000 km across 20 countries* from Malta to India to raise awareness about climate change, community resilience, and human responsibility.
Should the world regulate fossil fuels the same way we regulate nuclear weapons, tobacco, or other global risks? 🔥 Why fossil fuel expansion continues despite climate commitments
🌍 Climate justice and geopolitical realities
⚡ Just transition: promise or implementation challenge?
🏛 COP lessons and expectations ahead
🤝 Why youth voices and communities matter
How is the Negotiations working? Intervention and Energy agenda
Because the reality is:⚡ Solar depends on irradiance variability. 🌬 Wind depends on shifting weather patterns. 💧 Hydropower depends on rainfall & drought cycles. 🔥 Demand spikes are driven by heatwaves and cold snaps
Policy → people translation Fighting misinformation Emotional + grassroots communication 🎙 Guest: Nehmat Kaur, Director - Under2 Coalition and Subnational Governments, Climate Group ⚡ Let’s Talk Energy with Saikat 🌍 One Climate Club 🤝 YOUNGO Energy Working Group
We will unpack: 🔺 The reality of energy project financing 🔺 Why capital isn’t flowing where it’s needed most 🔺 The risk vs return dilemma in clean energy projects 🔺 Industrial decarbonisation — ambition vs execution gap 🔺 What needs to change in policy, finance, and industry alignment
We explored: Youth in high-level decision-making spaces . From grassroots to global governance - what actually works .Inclusion vs tokenism in climate processes . Lessons from COPs & COYs - what must change . Expectations from COP31 and beyond .. and a bit about energy-themed youth involvement.
COP31 formally separates the Presidency role into two distinct functions: Türkiye holds the political/ceremonial Presidency (hosting, World Leaders' Summit, Action Agenda), while Australia's Chris Bowen holds the President of Negotiations role with exclusive authority over the negotiating tracks.
let’s be honest for a second: How long are young people supposed to stay “the future”? 😄 This Saturday on *Let’s Talk Energy with Saikat*, we’re asking a bigger question: 👉 Are young people actually shaping the future of energy… or still waiting for permission?
Last Saturday on Let’s Talk Energy LIVE, Ben Backwell, CEO, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and chair of Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), dropped powerful insights from the newly launched Global Wind Workforce Outlook and honestly, this changes how we should think about clean energy.
From decentralised renewables to digital energy platforms, we are seeing how: ⚡ One project → creates jobs ⚡ One grid → enables industries ⚡ One policy → unlocks ecosystems
This Saturday on Let’s Talk Energy, we break it down: 🌍 What is really happening to global energy supply? 📊 Why markets are reacting so violently ⚖ Who is most vulnerable — Asia, Europe, or beyond? 🔮 What this means for inflation, recession risks, and the future of energy
A Just Transition is not only about climate targets, but it is also about stability, fairness, and ensuring that energy systems remain resilient in times of global uncertainty.
The Episode uncovers the truth of energy security and affordability with the effect of conflict and market uncertainty, which directly & indirectly affects the workforce insurance pathways
This week’s live show is dedicated to real stories from people outside the energy world:➡️ How rising energy costs affect daily life
➡️ What sustainability means in your work or community ➡️ How climate and energy decisions feel on the ground
Episode Second 14/02/2026
Let's Talk ENERGY with Saikat
First Episode where someone special joined from US
Governance and Reform Training (rather learning from each other) for Energy Policy drafting around UNFCCC Texts. Facilitators: Saikat Das & Josh Oxby
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We’re discussing carbon pricing, a critical policy tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing the global crisis of climate change.
“There isn’t enough money for climate action.” But the numbers tell a different story. 💣 $2.7 trillion — global military spending ⛽ ~$1 trillion — fossil fuel subsidies 🌍 ~$100 billion — climate finance commitments (still unmet)
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