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Based on an analysis of programmes in Brazil and Bangladesh, the authors find that while CPBF loans are counted as 100% climate finance, the funds are fungible and not tracked for specific climate outcomes. 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This transition is further accelerated by 'fossil shocks,' including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the 2022 energy crisis, which push the region toward energy security through electrotechnology.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000115#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Asia has been the primary driver of global electricity growth since the beginning of the century, with GDP and electricity demand increasing in tandem, achieving higher electrification levels at lower per capita incomes than previous historical growth periods.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000115#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The global energy transition represents a fundamental shift from the extraction of commodities (coal, oil, gas) to the manufacturing of technologies (solar panels, batteries, wind turbines), a shift that aligns with Asia's role as the world's factory.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000115#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Beyond China, other Asian nations are outpacing Western counterparts in electrification rates, solar power shares, and electric vehicle uptake.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000115#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The transition to electrotechnology is driven by both economic opportunity—as solar and EVs are now cheaper to purchase outright—and the necessity of energy security following shocks such as the 2022 Russian gas cutoff and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000115#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["solar energy","battery","wind turbine","electric vehicle","energy transition","energy security","industrial manufacturing","fossil fuel"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","United States","European Union","Vietnam","Bangladesh","Pakistan","Japan","Thailand","Nepal","Indonesia","Singapore","World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["economic analysis","geopolitical analysis"]},{"id":"gclifun-004739","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-004739","title":"Consideration of accreditation proposals and activities – Addendum VIII Accreditation assessment of APL180","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2026-06-08","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/documents/2026-06/12-consideration-accreditation-proposals-and-activities-addendum-viii-helvetas-gcf-b45-03-add08.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The GCF Accreditation Panel recommends the accreditation of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (APL180) for 'small' individual projects with a maximum environmental and social risk category of medium risk (category B/I-2). The assessment found that Helvetas fully meets most fiduciary, environmental, social, and gender standards, though it partially meets basic fiduciary standards due to gaps in internal audit quality assessment and the public disclosure of investigative guidelines. Helvetas is recommended for accreditation provided it meets specific conditions regarding the publication of its investigation terms of reference and the delivery of an external quality assessment of its internal audit function.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004739#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Accreditation Panel recommends accrediting HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation for 'small' projects, defined as those with total projected costs above USD 10 million and up to USD 50 million.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004739#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Helvetas is recommended for accreditation with a maximum environmental and social risk category of medium risk (category B/intermediation 2 (I-2)).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004739#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The applicant is found to partially meet basic fiduciary standards because it has not implemented external quality assessments for its internal audit function and has not published details of its investigative process and Case Management Unit terms of reference.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004739#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Helvetas demonstrates a strong commitment to climate-resilient development, targeting climate-responsive interventions to represent at least 40 per cent of its total programme volume by 2028, with a goal of full responsiveness by 2040.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004739#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The organization's Environmental and Social Safeguards Management (ESSM) Policy, revised in 2022, explicitly adopts International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards 1–8.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004739#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Helvetas has established a gender strategy through its Gender and Social Equity (GSE) policy (2022) and the GSE Diamonds framework, with women representing 57 per cent of headquarters staff and 40.3 per cent of country office staff as of December 2025.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004739#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The applicant's project management and grant-awarding mechanisms were found to fully meet the specialized fiduciary standards, supported by a track record of implementing multi-year programmes in regions including Eurasia, the Western Balkans, and Ethiopia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004739#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Helvetas utilizes an independent external reporting channel called Safecall for its grievance redress mechanism, which supports complaints in more than 170 languages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004739#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","climate finance","Environmental and Social Safeguards","gender equality","nature-based solutions","disaster risk reduction","water security","fiduciary"],"geography_discussed":["Africa","Asia","Eastern Europe","Latin America and the Caribbean","Niger","Ethiopia","Myanmar","North Macedonia","Bangladesh","Vietnam","Tajikistan","Tanzania","Laos","Peru","Mozambique","Bolivia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["institutional assessment","accreditation review"]},{"id":"zca-000019","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/zca-000019","title":"Ripple effects 100 days into the Iran energy crisis","publisher":{"name":"Zero Carbon Analytics","organization":"zero-carbon-analytics"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2026-06-08","source_url":"https://zerocarbon-analytics.org/energy/factsheet-ripple-effects-100-days-into-the-iran-energy-crisis/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war has triggered a global energy crisis, causing Brent crude to reach USD 138/barrel and spiking natural gas prices, particularly in Asia. 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It emphasizes the use of science-based climate projections, the identification of material climate impacts, and the prevention of maladaptation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000590#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The assessment of adapting measures against a global threshold follows a five-step process: defining the investment context, establishing a timescale, applying a global performance threshold, defining a counterfactual (such as 'current industry practice'), and determining the means of implementation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000590#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"When assessing adapting measures against a local threshold, the threshold must be defined using CBRT units of measurement and should reference comparable investment contexts in the same region.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000590#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Investment-level assessments for adapted activities require verifying that the activity is resilient to specific climate impacts through the integration of adapting measures that mitigate material risks to a 'tolerable level'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000590#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate impact assessments for activities must be proportionate to the asset's lifespan; investments with a lifespan of 10 years or more must use the highest available resolution science-based projections, including 10- to 30-year scenarios.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000590#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To avoid maladaptation, assessments must ensure that adapting measures do not adversely affect the climate resilience of other people, nature, cultural heritage, assets, or economic activities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000590#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Enabling measures are assessed based on two criteria: their own resilience to material climate impacts and their 'enabling contribution' to the resilience of other activities, such as expanding essential services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000590#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Enabling activities are verified by ensuring the activity is resilient to material impacts and that the technology, product, service, or practice it provides is explicitly defined as a 'climate resilience solution' in the CBRT.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000590#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Assessments can be implemented either as a stand-alone evaluation by the issuer using CBRT screening criteria or by using CBRT-identified proxies that are equivalent in ambition to the process-based guidance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-000590#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","climate resilience","Climate risk assessment","climate bond","maladaptation","nature-based solutions","climate change scenario","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["South Africa","Bangladesh","Northern Cape"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["methodological guide","technical framework"]},{"id":"prio-001581","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/prio-001581","title":"Perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence","publisher":{"name":"Peace Research Institute Oslo","organization":"peace-research-institute-oslo"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2026-06","source_url":"https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/291abfd7-ef87-45cd-89fc-f66bc663645d/MPI Paper 11_Nordas_Final.pdf?inline=true","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The paper argues that the armed organization to which a person belongs is the most powerful predictor of whether they become a perpetrator of conflict-related sexual violence. Using datasets like SVAC and ACLED, it finds that while state forces have historically been more frequent perpetrators, there is a recent trend of increasing reports involving rebel groups. The author identifies key organizational risk factors, such as forced recruitment and child soldiering, which use sexual violence as a socialization tool for group cohesion. Conversely, restraint is linked to strong internal governance, such as electoral leader selection and ideological norms. The paper suggests that policy interventions should target organizational structures and use risk factors as early warning indicators rather than focusing solely on individual perpetrators.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001581#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The most significant predictor of whether an individual becomes a perpetrator of conflict-related sexual violence is the specific armed organization they belong to and the group dynamics within that organization, rather than individual motivations alone.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001581#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Data from the SVAC dataset indicates that while state forces were more commonly reported as perpetrators historically, there has been a trend toward parity and a recent increase in the frequency of rebel groups reported as perpetrators, with rebel group observations exceeding state forces in 2022 and 2023.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001581#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Widespread sexual violence is not a universal feature of all armed groups; only a minority engage in it, and it is often an organizational practice rather than a centralized, deliberate strategy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001581#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Forced recruitment and the use of child soldiers are strong predictors of sexual violence, as gang rape is often used as a socialization mechanism to create social cohesion among reluctant recruits or to prevent child soldiers from deserting through the creation of shame.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001581#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ideology can either drive or restrain sexual violence; for example, the Islamic State used ideologically motivated policies to authorize sexual slavery of Yazidis, whereas leftist groups with strong political education institutions often prevent widespread sexual violence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001581#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Specific governance procedures, particularly the use of electoral processes for selecting leaders, are associated with lower levels of sexual violence as they encourage long-term group stability and internal constraints on commanders.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001581#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sexual violence may be used strategically to achieve battlefield goals, such as ethnic cleansing, genocide (e.g., in Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, and Bangladesh), or to gain negotiation leverage ahead of peace settlements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001581#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Myanmar","Iraq","Syria","Ethiopia","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Central African Republic","Sudan","South Sudan","Chad","Cameroon","Eritrea","Russia","Ukraine","Niger","Gabon","Colombia","Nigeria","Afghanistan","Somalia","Burkina Faso","Middle East","Southeast Asia","Eastern and Southeastern Europe","Balkans","Africa","Israel","Mali","Mozambique","Iran","Bangladesh","former Yugoslavia","Rwanda"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["synthesis","statistical analysis","case study"]},{"id":"sei-001555","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-001555","title":"Rights of rivers in practice: lessons for equitable river governance","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2026-06","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/rights-of-rivers-practice-sei2026-028.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that legal recognition of rivers as entities with personhood rights is a catalyst for transforming environmental governance, but it is insufficient on its own to ensure ecological or social outcomes. Drawing on cases from Bangladesh and Colombia, the brief identifies critical implementation gaps, including a lack of operational clarity, fragmented governance, and the marginalization of local community knowledge. It recommends that effective river governance requires clearly defined legal obligations, coordinated institutional leadership, inclusive multi-stakeholder participation, and integrated social and ecological health indicators, all supported by long-term financial resourcing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001555#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Legal recognition of rivers as rights-bearing entities can transform environmental governance by reframing rivers as subjects rather than resources, expanding legal accountability for environmental harm, and enabling more inclusive, participatory decision-making through guardianship bodies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001555#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Legal personhood often remains symbolic if not accompanied by operational clarity. Many frameworks fail to specify the exact rights rivers hold, the governance obligations required to realize them, or the procedures for addressing violations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001555#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fragmented governance across multiple agencies and ministries leads to 'diffuse responsibility,' resulting in opaque leadership, duplicated efforts, and enforcement gaps that hinder long-term sustainability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001555#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The exclusion of river-dependent communities and their local ecological knowledge from formal decision-making undermines the legitimacy of river rights frameworks and makes governance susceptible to the influence of elite groups.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001555#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Effective monitoring of river health requires a holistic approach that integrates ecological indicators (such as water quality and biodiversity) with social indicators (such as traditional fishing practices and livelihoods).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001555#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Bangladesh, the Supreme Court's extension of legal personhood to all rivers has lacked institutional depth and focused narrowly on evictions related to encroachment. In Colombia, the Atrato River decision has faced procedural difficulties because implementation mechanisms are not embedded in river-related plans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001555#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Tangible governance requires material commitments and long-term funding for data collection, institutional coordination, restoration programs, and legal enforcement to prevent a decline in public confidence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001555#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["environmental law","biodiversity"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis","policy assessment"]},{"id":"sei-002447","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-002447","title":"Case study report on rights of rivers in practice in Bangladesh and Colombia","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2026-06","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/rights-of-rivers-bangladesh-colombia-sei2026-022.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that granting legal personhood to rivers is a symbolic starting point that often fails to produce material ecological recovery due to fragmented governance, anthropocentric interpretations, and the marginalization of local knowledge. In Bangladesh, a state-led guardianship model lacks enforcement power and community representation, while Colombia's shared guardianship model incorporates biocultural knowledge but remains constrained by financial limitations and sectoral fragmentation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002447#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Legal recognition of rivers as persons is a normative shift that does not automatically ensure environmental improvement. In both Bangladesh and Colombia, a gap exists between juridical recognition and enforceable actions, with the Atrato River seeing an estimated increase of 50,000 hectares affected by mining after its legal recognition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002447#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The effectiveness of river rights depends heavily on the guardianship model. Bangladesh uses a single-guardian model (the National River Conservation Commission) which lacks community representation and statutory enforcement power. Colombia employs a shared guardianship model via the Commission of Guardians and the Cuerpo Colegiado de Guardianes del Atrato, which provides higher political legitimacy through collective community representation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002447#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The integration of local and biocultural knowledge is essential for transformative governance. In Colombia, the use of biocultural calendars aligned with community rhythms has helped bridge epistemic gaps, whereas in Bangladesh, river governance remains top-down and technocratic, marginalizing riparian ecological knowledge.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002447#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Institutional fragmentation and misaligned mandates hinder the implementation of river rights. In Bangladesh, the National River Conservation Commission's directives often conflict with existing statutes like the Bangladesh Environmental Conservation Act 1995. In Colombia, implementation is split across more than 30 state institutions following sectoral agendas rather than an integrated strategy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002447#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Colonial legacies continue to shape contemporary river governance. Bangladesh's system maintains centralized, managerial approaches inherited from British colonial water management. In Colombia, while colonial patterns of centralized authority persist, the legal recognition of the Atrato River has created spaces for communities to contest these hierarchies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002447#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current implementations of river rights remain largely anthropocentric, focusing on human benefits such as pollution reduction rather than the inherent rights of the river as an autonomous entity. The report suggests a need for proactive regeneration and monitoring of whole watersheds beyond human impacts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002447#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["environmental justice","water management","ecological restoration","extractive industry"],"geography_discussed":["Turag River","Atrato River","New Zealand","Dhaka","Chocó Department"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis","case study"]},{"id":"sei-002780","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-002780","title":"Spent batteries: a global strategy for navigating the emerging e-mobility divide","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2026-06","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/spent-batteries-sei2026-024.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report highlights a growing 'e-mobility divide' where the Global North adopts high-value lithium-ion systems while the Global South relies on affordable but toxic lead-acid batteries. It identifies critical failures in traceability and international governance, specifically within the Basel Convention, which allow for 'waste colonialism' and hazardous informal recycling. The authors argue for mandatory extended producer responsibility, the creation of regional recycling hubs, and the integration of informal workers into formal systems to ensure a just energy transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002780#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A structural asymmetry exists in electrification pathways: the Global North focuses on car-centric lithium-ion technologies with formal recycling, while the Global South utilizes lower-cost, high-turnover vehicles like e-bikes and three-wheelers often powered by toxic lead-acid batteries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002780#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Lead-acid batteries continue to dominate global battery trade by weight despite the growth of lithium-ion systems. In 2024, global exports of lead-acid batteries reached approximately 7.6 million tons, with Asia exporting 46% (3.5 million tons), Europe 40% (3 million tons), and the Americas 13% (1 million tons).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002780#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Lithium-ion battery exports are highly concentrated in Asia, which accounted for 3.4 million tons (79%) of the 4.3 million tons of global export weight in 2024. Europe accounted for 17% (0.75 million tons) and the Americas 3% (0.15 million tons).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002780#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Informal recycling of lead-acid batteries in the Global South creates severe health and environmental hazards. In Bangladesh, the uptake of lead-acid battery-powered three-wheelers has led to informal recycling that exposes communities to dangerous lead levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002780#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current international governance, including the Basel Convention, is inadequate for the scale of EV battery electrification. Ambiguities in hazardous waste categories for battery packs intended for second-life applications create enforcement loopholes and delay formal recycling investments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002780#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global e-waste generation is outstripping recycling capacity, with 62 million metric tons generated in 2022 but only 22% formally collected and recycled. 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The report highlights a decoupling where coal is increasingly used as system insurance rather than primary generation, as wind and solar displace coal. While China and India dominate new development, coal activity elsewhere is shrinking and becoming more isolated. However, net capacity outside China rose by 5 GW due to a slowdown in retirements and rebounds in India.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000016#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In 2025, there was a divergence between coal capacity growth and actual use: new capacity additions rose by 3.5%, while coal-fired electricity generation fell by 0.6%. This trend was most evident in China and India, where renewable energy met most new demand, reducing coal generation despite record-high plant commissioning.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000016#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global coal plant commissioning in 2025 totaled 97.4 GW, the second-highest level since records began, surpassed only by 2015 (107.3 GW). This activity was heavily concentrated in China, which added a decade-high 78.1 GW, and India, which added 10 GW.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000016#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Outside of China and India, coal commissioning was low at 9.2 GW, with Indonesia contributing over 40% (4 GW), followed by Bangladesh (1.3 GW) and South Korea (1.1 GW). South Africa completed its final 0.8 GW unit at the Kusile power station, meaning it has no further coal capacity under construction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000016#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global coal power under development grew by 12%, increasing from 633 GW in 2024 to 710 GW in 2025. This growth is increasingly concentrated in China and India, while development in other countries is limited to a shrinking number of isolated or residual projects.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000016#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Net coal power capacity outside of China increased by 5 GW in 2025, the highest increase since 2017. 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This trend is most prominent in China and India, where renewables are meeting new demand despite record coal plant commissioning. Globally, the number of countries proposing new coal plants dropped to 32. In Indonesia, coal expansion continues through 'captive' plants for nickel and aluminium industries, reaching 20 GW, while national energy plans (RUKN and RUPTL) are criticized for maintaining fossil fuel dependency and lacking a clear phase-out roadmap despite official net-zero commitments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000032#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In 2025, there was a widening divergence between the growth of global coal capacity and actual electricity generation; while capacity rose by 3.5%, production decreased by 0.6%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000032#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"China and India are the primary drivers of new coal capacity, using it as 'system insurance' for reliability while wind and solar meet most new demand. 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Latin America reached a 'No New Coal' status in 2025, and South Korea committed to a coal phase-out by 2040.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000032#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Indonesia's coal expansion is dominated by 'captive' power plants for the nickel and aluminium industries, which reached 20 GW in 2025, with 17 GW specifically linked to these minerals in Central Sulawesi and North Maluku.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000032#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Indonesian energy planning exhibits significant contradictions: while the government has announced a 2060 Net Zero target and a 2040 coal closure goal, the RUPTL 2025-2034 still plans 6.4 GW of short-term on-grid coal investment and 3.1 GW of long-term capacity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000032#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The planned early retirement of the Cirebon-1 power plant was cancelled in early 2026 due to its technical lifespan and the fiscal rigidity of 'take-or-pay' power purchase agreements (PPA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000032#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Pollution from the 20 most toxic coal plants in Indonesia is projected to cause approximately 156,000 premature deaths between 2026 and the end of their operations, with economic and health costs estimated at US$ 109 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000032#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power station","energy transition","renewable energy","solar energy","wind energy","Carbon lock-in","stranded asset","carbon neutrality","Just Energy Transition Partnership","power purchase agreement","air pollution","decarbonization"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","India","United States","European Union","South Korea","Japan","Australia","Turkey","Canada","Pakistan","Bangladesh","Southeast Asia","Russia","Central Asia","Latin America","Africa","Western Balkans","Ukraine","Central Sulawesi","North Maluku","Batam","Java","Zimbabwe","Zambia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["trend analysis","policy assessment","environmental impact assessment"]},{"id":"gem-000034","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gem-000034","title":"전 세계 석탄발전소 추이 조사","publisher":{"name":"Global Energy Monitor","organization":"global-energy-monitor"},"document_type":"report","language":"ko","date_published":"2026-05","source_url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/Boom%20and%20Bust%202026_Korean%20layout.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"In 2025, global coal power capacity increased by 3.5% while generation fell by 0.6%, reflecting a trend where coal plants act as 'system insurance' rather than primary power sources. 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