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@globalenergymon.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:00 AM

Japan 🇯🇵, South Korea 🇰🇷, and Taiwan 🇹🇼 aim for 30+ GW of offshore wind by 2030, but projects aren't breaking ground fast enough.

Closing the gap between pipeline and readiness is key for East Asia's energy transition.

More in our newest brief: https://bit.ly/4ysWFNn

The bar chart titled "East Asia halfway towards 2030 offshore wind goals" displays operating and prospective wind capacity for South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. Each country has three bars representing: the 2030 goal (red), capacity in operation by mid-2026 (darker blue), and prospective capacity with the start year of 2026 or 2030 (lighter blue). The chart shows South Korea and Japan with a 10.9 GW 2030 goal and Taiwan with 19.7 GW. Data sourced from Global Energy Monitor and Global Wind Power Tracker, September 2026.

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 5:08 PM

GEM’s Global #Bioenergy Power Tracker now includes 120 GW operating & 16.6 GW prospective capacity worldwide, with China holding 30%.
What’s new:
🔹 6 new countries added
🔹 State-Owned Enterprise data
🔹 100+ fossil-to-bioenergy conversions tracked

https://bit.ly/3TKIQva

A treemap chart titled "The Netherlands and Japan make up 70% of the 1.6 GW of prospective global fossil fuel to biomass conversions." It shows countries involved in these conversions, with The Netherlands (731 MW) and Japan (358 MW) having the largest sections. Smaller sections include Poland (146 MW), Czech Republic (80 MW), Austria (70 MW), China (50 MW), Spain (50 MW), and USA (60 MW). The data source is Global Energy Monitor, September 2026.

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 3:11 PM

🚨 NEW | The conflict in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed fragile assumptions in SE Asia’s gas expansion.

"Import capacity doesn't guarantee secure #LNG supply, access to LNG does not guarantee affordability." — GEM's Warda Ajaz.

Read the analysis: https://bit.ly/47isOMa

@direnkocakusak.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 1:57 PMReposted by @globalenergymon.bsky.social

NEW DATA || Global Bioenergy Power Tracker (GBPT)

Global Energy Monitor's (@globalenergymon.bsky.social) newest data now tracks 120 GW of operating and 16.6 GW of prospective bioenergy power stations worldwide 🌾🌍🔌💡🧪 @sophiaselaine.bsky.social

A thread on some highlights 👇

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 2:28 PM

NEW DATA | #Bioenergy Power

We're now tracking 8.8 GW of operating & 1.6 GW of prospective fossil fuel-to-bioenergy conversions globally — a false solution that keeps heavy emitters running instead of replacing them with clean renewables.

Learn more:
https://bit.ly/3TKIQva

A chart titled "The Netherlands and Japan make up 70% of the 1.6 GW of prospective global fossil fuel to biomass conversions." It displays fossil fuel to biomass conversion projects in development by country, in megawatts (MW). The Netherlands leads with 731 MW, followed by Japan with 358 MW. Other countries listed are Poland (115 MW), Czech Republic (80 MW), China (50 MW), Austria (70 MW), USA (60 MW), and Spain (50 MW). Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Bioenergy Power Tracker, September 2026.

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 5:15 PM

🌍💥 The new Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard maps 1,050+ PE-backed fossil fuel assets worldwide, including oil and gas fields, pipelines, LNG and coal infrastructure, and hundreds of fossil fuel power generators.

Explore the map: peclimaterisks.org/2026scorecard

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 3:51 PM

🌎 By 2035, at least 1,145 Mtpa of the world’s currently operating coal mine capacity (an amount equivalent to the coal produced by India in 2025) is expected to retire.

Which countries will lead global retirements?

🔗: https://bit.ly/3TZpEJU

Bar chart titled "Approximately 1,145 Mt of current operating capacity is projected to retire by 2035." It shows cumulative active coal production capacity expected to retire from 2026 to 2035, in million tonnes per annum. Capacity starts at 100 Mtpa in 2026 and rises to 1,145 Mtpa by 2035. Source noted as Global Energy Monitor, Global Coal Mine Tracker, August 2026.

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 AM

The Mediterranean’s prospective wind & solar capacity has reached 552 GW — surpassing the total planned U.S. power fleet.

GEM’s new brief explores how leaders like Spain & Egypt drive this pipeline + the grid bottlenecks in the way.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4gSDOEn

A chart titled "Wind and solar comprise the vast majority of prospective power capacity in the Mediterranean region" shows the share of total pipeline capacity by generation type. Solar occupies 44.4% in yellow, wind 38.8% in green, oil & gas 8.6% in dark gray, nuclear 4.2% in gray, and hydropower 3.1% in light blue. Source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Integrated Power Tracker, March 2026.

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 11:08 PM

How do you measure a year of open energy data?

GEM’s impact is about more than just the numbers, but as data nerds, we can’t help sharing some of our favorites from our 2025 Annual Report.

🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/annual-reports

@aiqun.bsky.social Sep 1, 2026, 6:44 PMReposted by @globalenergymon.bsky.social

Australia is rapidly developing renewable energy. The country doesn’t need more coal but it still wants to dig more for exporting to other countries like China. Meanwhile it is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. A greedy industry jeopardizes the entire country and the planet.

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 5:25 PM

🏗️ The U.S. 🇺🇸 has passed China 🇨🇳 as the top builder of #GasPower, with 52 GW under construction and nearly 3x as much gas capacity in development overall (378 GW vs. 132 GW).

Explore the latest GOGPT data update from @globalenergymon.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4wJIBxR

Bar chart titled "U.S. has nearly three times more gas power capacity in development than China." It shows gas-fired capacity in development by status, in gigawatts (GW), with categories "Construction" and "Pre-construction" and "Announced." The United States leads with 378 GW, followed by China at 132 GW. Other countries listed include Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Italy, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, and Canada. Data source: Global Energy Monitor, Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker, 2026.

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 5:12 PM

📈 U.S. #GasPower proposals tied to data centers nearly doubled in H1 2026 to 189 GW.

But turbine shortages & project delays mean the scale of this $647B buildout remains highly uncertain.

Read the new @globalenergymon.bsky.social brief: https://bit.ly/4wJIBxR

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Sep 1, 2026, 5:17 PM

More than 2,521 Mtpa of new coal mining capacity is in development — mostly in 🇨🇳, 🇮🇳, & 🇦🇺. This rise in proposals is at odds with the expected plateau in coal demand by 2030 forecast by the IEA.

Why the disconnect? Learn more in our new brief: https://bit.ly/3TZpEJU

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Aug 31, 2026, 4:08 PM

New Global #Nuclear Power data is live! 🌐

🔹 55 GW under construction targeting 2030
🔹10 GW in U.S. nuclear PPAs tied to data centers
🔹 China set to reach ~96 GW, overtaking France

Explore 1,825 units across 62 countries: https://bit.ly/3UaalhA

@globalenergymon.bsky.social Apr 3, 2025, 11:09 AM

🇨🇳 China continues to drive coal expansion. In 2024, the country brought 30.5 GW of new coal online—70% of global additions. China also started construction on 94.5 GW of new capacity, its highest annual total since 2015. This surge could derail China’s target to peak emissions well before 2030.

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@globalenergymon.bsky.social Apr 3, 2025, 11:09 AM

Despite the slowdown, the coal fleet still grew. 44 GW of new coal power came online…but only 25.2 GW was retired. As a result, the global coal fleet grew by 18.8 GW, reaching 2,175 GW—up from 1,916 GW at the time of the Paris Agreement in 2015.