Key points Abandoned underground coal mines in the European Union that have closed since 2015 could emit an estimated 298 million cubic meters (MCM) of methane per year, equivalent to the amount of potential emissions leaked from the Nordstream pipeline …
One official reason for celebration during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping was the long history of cooperation between the two nations. Perhaps by leveraging nostalgia, Putin hoped to persuade …
New data in the Global Oil Infrastructure Tracker show the continuing global expansion of crude oil transmission pipelines. Asian and African countries lead the buildout, particularly in the Middle East, though the U.S. is developing key projects to …
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Global operating coal capacity grew by 2% in 2023, with China driving two-thirds of new additions, and a small uptick was seen for the first time since 2019 in the rest of the world, according to Global Energy Monitor’s annual survey of the global coal …
Boom and Bust is an annual survey of the global coal fleet by Global Energy Monitor and partners. The report analyzes key trends in coal power capacity and tracks various stages of capacity development including planned retirements. This provides key …
Globally last year, oil and gas producers sanctioned and discovered the equivalent of all the proven oil reserves in Europe. They aim to quadruple the amount sanctioned by the end of the decade, despite scientific consensus that any new field developments …
Key points Europe is developing new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and gas pipelines as if the region were still in crisis, even though it is in a far more secure position than it was two years ago, following Russia's full-scale invasion of …
China is badly off track to meet several climate targets the country set for 2025 as a result of an increase in coal use and investment in coal power, finds a new report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air and Global Energy Monitor. …
China is badly off track to meet several climate targets the country set for 2025 as a result of an increase in coal use and investment in coal power, finds a new report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air and Global Energy Monitor. …
More than half of the coal-based blast furnace capacity powering Russia’s steelmaking is expected to get a new lease on life in the next decade, even as the country has a chance to pivot to greener technologies, according to new research from Global Energy …
Key points Approximately 69,700 kilometers (km) of gas transmission pipelines are under construction globally, an 18% increase over the previous year, at a cost of US$193.9 billion Asia leads the world in pipeline construction, accounting for 82% at an …
Report exposes Brookfield’s fossil fuel investments and emissions reality Facts do not square with promises touted by former central banker and net-zero advocate Mark Carney Private equity giant Brookfield Corporation’s vast fossil fuel investments …
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A key indicator of coal power capacity growth — new construction starts — looks set to decline outside of China for the second year in a row, according to new quarterly data from Global Energy Monitor (GEM). As of October 2023, data in the Global Coal …
A key indicator of coal power capacity growth — new construction starts — looks set to decline outside of China for the second year in a row, according to new quarterly data from Global Energy Monitor (GEM). As of October 2023, data in the Global Coal …
San Francisco, U.S. – China accounts for over a quarter of all operating bioenergy capacity globally and nearly 40 percent of the world’s prospective capacity, according to new data from Global Energy Monitor. The updated Global Bioenergy Power Tracker now …
Key points New research shows that planned capacity for coal-based blast furnaces is 208.2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), two-and-a-half times the 83.6 Mtpa in planned primary green iron and steel capacity. Latest data show only a third of the world’s …
Key points The United States has cancelled plans for 172 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear capacity, more than of all its operating, retired or prospective capacity combined (130 GW) Globally more nuclear power has been cancelled (524 GW) than what is currently in …
Key points Nearly half a million workers (414,200) operate mines that may reach their end of operation before 2035, affecting on average 100 workers per day. By 2050, nearly 1 million coal mine jobs (990,200) will no longer exist at operating mines given …
