Global Energy Monitor

In today’s episode of The Jolt, Kira Taylor looks at the Western Balkans’ opportunity to leapfrog gas, plus Donald Trump’s VP pick’s recent slip into climate scepticism. Download the app to listen now on iPhone or Android. https://lnkd.in/dNRk6yDj The big story today: Countries in the Western Balkans have enough prospective utility-scale solar and wind projects to generate four times more electricity than gas-fired plants, potentially rendering gas power redundant in the region. That’s the key finding of a new report from Global Energy Monitor. To get there, governments need to address planning and permitting problems, develop supportive legal frameworks and build out the infrastructure needed for a clean and flexible grid. Alongside this, international partners, like the EU and the US, need to embrace solar and wind instead of gas in the region. Andrew Gamez from Global Energy Monitor and Chris Vrettos from the European Federation of Energy Communities join The Jolt to discuss the findings and the benefits of locally produced energy in the region. “A strong argument here is community involvement, is to really sit down with local people and co-design the project so as to reduce these local conflicts, create local benefits,” Chris Vrettos, project manager, the European Federation of Energy Communities Download the app to listen now on iPhone or Android. https://lnkd.in/dNRk6yDj

NEW REPORT | The #WesternBalkans have enough prospective utility-scale solar and wind projects to generate 4x more electricity than from proposed gas-fired plants over their lifetimes. Not to mention, that by 2028, planned solar ☀️ & wind 🌬️ projects in the #WesternBalkans could generate 11 TWh—exceeding new gas power's 6 TWh and effectively rendering the dash to gas obsolete in the region. Dive into our new report to understand how the Western Balkans can reach its full clean energy potential: https://lnkd.in/eiZiasH4

With twice as much capacity under construction than the rest of the world 🌎, (& enough to power all of South Korea❗️) China 🇨🇳 continues to dominate in #Solar & #WindPower. Our new briefing, featured in The Guardian ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/deHWXWXR

Really excited that Global Energy Monitor has released an ownership tracker!! This relates to spatial finance, a subject broached with Caitlin Swalec in my episode on GEM last year https://lnkd.in/eqB2ZBHF

The latest data shows China 🇨🇳 continuing to lead the global renewable energy sector, with significant strides in both #Solar ☀️ and #WindPower 🌬️. 🔹 With 180 GW of solar and 159 GW of wind power currently under construction, China is solidifying its position as the global leader in renewable energy development. 🔹 Wind and solar now account for 37% of China’s total power capacity, an 8% ⬆️  from 2022, and are set to surpass coal capacity in 2024. 🔹 The country is on track to reach 1,200 GW of installed wind and solar capacity by the end of 2024, six years ahead of the country’s target. However, China faces the dual challenges of integrating these renewables into its coal-dependent grid and expanding transmission capacity to convert its massive renewables buildup into actual power generation. 🔗 Read the full briefing for detailed insights: https://lnkd.in/e8Adfqp3

Great work by Dr. Chris Bataille and the team at IDDRI! We love to see this type of use of Global Energy Monitor data. Figure 11 provides a fascinating mapping of the global blast furnace fleet and the remaining lifetimes of these units. Lots of coal-based capacity coming up against relining decisions in the next 5-10 years...

So excited to release our first publicly available Global Energy Ownership Dataset! The team has been hard at work researching ownership connection and get the everything necessary for release. I would love to hear from people interested in this dataset and learn about the type of analyses they are planning to use it for!

🚨 NEW TRACKER | The Global #EnergyOwnership dataset provides unprecedented transparency into the ownership landscape of key energy projects worldwide. 🔍 This new dataset covers ownership details for a range of energy project types, including global coal plant, coal mine, oil & gas plant, bioenergy power, and steel plant projects. With over 12,000 entities and ownership connections meticulously tracked, it offers comprehensive insights into who's behind these critical infrastructure developments. 🔗 Explore the detailed ownership links, including percentages of ownership and links to open data sources, to gain a deeper understanding of the global energy landscape. Transparency is key to fostering informed decisions and driving sustainable energy transitions. Access the dataset: https://lnkd.in/ePGZPWwb

📢 The latest release of our Global Methane Emitters Tracker is now live. This comprehensive update features: 🔹 593 newly-annotated methane plumes, bringing our database to a total of 1,809 plumes worldwide. 🔹 Unique annotations attributing 894 of these plumes to specific potential infrastructure assets, providing valuable insights into their sources. 🔹 Expanded methane emissions estimates now covering 5,226 coal mines, which account for 92% of global production. Our database is more comprehensive than ever, offering critical data to understand and mitigate methane emissions. View & download the data: https://lnkd.in/g5U8bZMM

Did you know that abandoned underground #CoalMines in the European Union could release as much methane annually as the Nordstream pipeline explosion? According to our latest analysis, these mines are estimated to emit up to 298 million cubic meters (MCM) of #methane per year. Key Findings: 🇵🇱 Poland leads as the largest emitter of abandoned mine methane (AMM), with sixteen mines releasing 110 MCM annually—nearly 40% of the EU's total AMM. 🇨🇿 The Czech Republic follows closely with 90 MCM annually, and 🇩🇪 Germany ranks third with 55 MCM annually, highlighting significant emissions without mitigation measures. Explore more about the impact of abandoned coal mines on methane emissions and the urgent need for mitigation strategies in our latest briefing: https://lnkd.in/ewFS5CPz