Each year, hundreds of organizations from all sectors of the energy transition rely on GEM’s best-in-class data to inform their efforts. Here are a few recent examples of GEM data in action.
found data in the Global Iron and Steel Tracker useful for “research on the impact of policies towards climate neutral steel investments.”
conducted “public policy advocacy for better methane emissions monitoring regulation” with data in the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.
used the Global Coal Project Finance Tracker “to inform [a] country prioritisation exercise for a coal retirement project.”
leveraged the Global Nuclear Power Tracker “to contribute to a research paper aimed at improving sustainable energy practices.”
used the Global Coal Mine Tracker to understand “what areas are dependent on both mining and power jobs.”
relied on the Africa Gas Tracker “to develop clean energy value chains by quantifying existing gas networks” across the continent.
relied on the Asia Gas Tracker to model the “scope for growth of renewable energy assets.”
applied data from the Global Oil and Gas Plants Tracker “to estimate the potential environmental impacts of just proposed gas-fired power plants in Texas.”
Australian PM cites GEM in speech
In a 2025 press conference launching the country’s 2035 climate targets, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese directly referenced a report by GEM, "China’s solar and onshore wind capacity reaches new heights, while offshore wind shows promise."
‘Oh well, the rest of the world isn’t acting, therefore Australia shouldn’t do anything.’ Just one fun fact from the Global Energy Monitor; the amount of wind and solar power under construction in China is now nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined. Just a fun fact there. We are part of what is a global transformation that is occurring.
Prime Minister of Australia
GEM data in action
The International Energy Agency (IEA) regularly cites GEM, such as in its World Energy Outlook 2025.
The article “Ownership of power plants stranded by climate mitigation” published in Nature Sustainability relies on GEM’s coal plant, oil and gas plant, and ownership data as foundational sources for the authors’ analysis.
“Averting the steel carbon lock-in through strategic green investments” cites the Global Iron and Steel Plant Tracker as the basis of its steel plant data analysis, which researchers combined with steel production modeling to determine ways to avoid more than half of projected emissions by investing in hydrogen-ready direct reduction steel plants.
"The Power Sector Transition in Southeast Asia: A technical reference for financial institutions" by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) credits GEM data as the foundation for analysis.
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