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If built, these projects would cost an estimated US$611 billion and generate 41,239 million tonnes of CO2e lifetime emissions. The analysis highlights that China leads global development, while the United States possesses the largest existing capacity. The report further challenges the reliability of fossil fuels during extreme weather and notes that renewables with storage are now cheaper than gas-fired power in many regions, including China.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000194#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Global oil- and gas-fired power plant capacity in development—including announced, pre-construction, and construction phases—rose by 13% over the past year to reach 783 GW.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000194#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The total estimated capital expenditure for the 783 GW of plants in development is US$611 billion, with a projected lifetime emissions potential of 41,239 million tonnes CO2e, which exceeds six and a half years of total United States emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000194#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Asia is the primary driver of global expansion, hosting nearly two-thirds of the world's oil- and gas-fired capacity in development, totaling 514 GW at an estimated cost of US$385 billion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000194#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"China leads the world in new gas capacity development, accounting for 21% of the global total (approximately 164 GW), and represents a quarter of all gas expansion currently in the construction phase.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000194#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The United States maintains the world's largest existing oil- and gas-fired capacity, representing 26% of the global total, and ranks fifth globally in planned gas-fired expansion with 39 GW in development.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000194#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report argues that fossil fuel power is unreliable during extreme weather, citing an Arctic blast in the U.S. where over 100 GW of coal- and gas-fired generation failed, with gas plants accounting for over 70% of unplanned outages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000194#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Economic analysis indicates that the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for wind and solar with storage is now lower than that of gas-fired power on a global average and specifically within China.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000194#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["gas-fired power station","energy transition","methane emissions","stranded asset","renewable energy","battery energy storage system","Levelized cost of energy","liquefied natural gas","carbon capture and storage","hydrogen"],"geography_discussed":["Asia","People's Republic of China","United States","Brazil","Vietnam","Bangladesh","European Union","Russia","India","Japan","South Korea","Taiwan","Indonesia","Philippines","Thailand","Iran","Iraq","Saudi Arabia","United Arab Emirates","Uzbekistan","Kazakhstan","Mexico","Canada","Australia","Egypt","Nigeria","South Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative assessment","regional analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-001117","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-001117","title":"Why the Cost of Carbon Capture and Storage Remains Persistently High","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2023-09","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-09/bottom-line-why-carbon-capture-storage-cost-remains-high.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes the persistent high costs of carbon capture and storage (CCS), particularly within the Canadian oil and gas sector. 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The latter highlights the shift from outright climate denial to 'delay discourses' and 'culture wars' frames, the role of fossil fuel interests in seeding misinformation, and the impact of fringe websites and algorithmic amplification on digital platforms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000108#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The UN Department of Global Communications defines climate mis- and disinformation as content that undermines the scientific consensus on human-induced climate change, noting that much of this content is \"seeded by the fossil fuel industry\". The UN proposes a Code of Conduct for Information Integrity on Digital Platforms based on principles such as transparency, human rights, and user empowerment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000108#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Research by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) indicates that climate disinformation has evolved from direct denial toward a \"culture wars\" frame, using conspiracies like \"climate lockdown\" or linking climate issues to divisive social topics to distract and delay action.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000108#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"An ISD analysis of 32 fringe climate-denying websites from the US and nine European countries found that mentions of these sites on Twitter increased significantly since early 2022, often using hashtags like #ClimateScam and promoting the \"World Climate Declaration\" published by the Netherlands-based group CLINTEL.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000108#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) identified 12 \"delay discourses\" that accept climate change exists but justify inaction by redirecting responsibility, pushing non-transformative solutions, emphasizing policy downsides, or surrendering to the change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000108#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Consensus Handbook describes the \"Gateway Belief Model\", where public perception of expert agreement influences whether individuals believe global warming is real and if action is needed. 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Air quality was severely degraded across North America, with New York City reaching a hazardous AQI of 341 on June 7th.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwatt-000091#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["wildfire","air quality","temperature","precipitation"],"geography_discussed":["Canada","United States","Alberta","British Columbia","Saskatchewan","Northwest Territories","New York City","Ontario","Ottawa","Toronto","Nova Scotia","New York","New Jersey","Connecticut","North America"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["attribution study"]},{"id":"ccnow-000048","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ccnow-000048","title":"Ciencia climática 101","publisher":{"name":"Covering Climate Now","organization":"covering-climate-now"},"document_type":"guide","language":"es","date_published":"2023-08-21","source_url":"https://coveringclimatenow.org/resource/ciencia-climatica-101/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document explains the distinction between weather and climate, the human-driven causes of global warming, and the resulting increase in extreme weather events. 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Efforts include defending public lands grazing permits for bison in north-central Montana and challenging the removal of federal protections for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-002358#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The organization partners with Indigenous communities to prevent resource extraction on sacred lands. Key actions include litigating to stop new mining at the abandoned Zortman gold mine and the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness in Montana, and fighting to cancel an oil and gas lease in the Badger-Two Medicine region of the Blackfeet Nation's spiritual homeland.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-002358#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Earthjustice is engaged in several efforts to protect regional water quality, including challenging selenium pollution from Canadian coal mining in the Kootenai River watershed and opposing the Black Butte Copper Mine to protect Montana's Smith River. Additionally, they have spent over 25 years litigating for the removal of four Army Corps of Engineers dams on the lower Snake River to restore salmon runs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-002358#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The office is working to end coal production and prevent new gas infrastructure to facilitate a transition to renewable energy. 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The global heat peaked on July 6 at 62.74° F (17.08°C), which was 0.50°F (0.28°C) higher than the previous record set in August 2016.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000243#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A significant portion of the global population was exposed to heat intensified by climate change in July 2023. Approximately 6.5 billion people (81% of the global population) experienced at least one day at CSI level 3 or higher, and 50% of the population experienced at least 10 such days. 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Other cities including Tucson, Las Vegas, Mesa, Phoenix, and Henderson experienced 14-day heat events at CSI level 5, which are considered extremely unlikely without human-caused climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000243#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Extreme heat in North America led to significant agricultural and livestock losses in the U.S. Southwest and Northern Mexico, affecting coffee, sugarcane, corn, and soybeans, and causing the death of hundreds of cattle.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000243#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In North America, 14 countries reached a July 2023 CSI of 5.0, with 11 of those being Caribbean small island developing states. 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Using the Climate Shift Index (CSI), the report demonstrates that 81% of people experienced at least one day where temperatures were at least three times more likely due to climate change. The strongest signals were observed in tropical regions and small island developing states, where conditions were often five times more likely due to human influence. The report highlights specific record-breaking temperatures in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, emphasizing that such extremes will increase in frequency as long as fossil fuel combustion continues.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000351#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"July 2023 is identified as likely the hottest month on record for Earth, with global daily average temperatures exceeding the previous August 2016 record from July 3 through July 31. The global average temperature peaked on July 6, 2023, at 17.08°C, which was 0.28°C higher than the previous record.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000351#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A significant majority of the global population was exposed to heat influenced by climate change in July 2023. Approximately 6.5 billion people (81% of the population) experienced at least one day with a CSI level 3 or higher, meaning human-caused climate change made those temperatures at least three times more likely. At least 2 billion people experienced this level of influence every single day of the month.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000351#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global exposure to extreme heat peaked on July 10, 2023, when 3.5 billion people, or 43% of the global population, experienced conditions at CSI level 3 or higher.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000351#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Small island developing states and tropical regions showed the strongest climate change signals. Sixteen of the 28 countries with the highest average CSI level of 5.0 (indicating conditions at least five times more likely due to climate change) were small island developing states, including 11 in the Caribbean.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000351#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Specific regional extremes were recorded, including the hottest night ever recorded in Africa (39.6°C on July 6 in Adrar, Algeria) and the all-time highest July temperature in Europe (48.0°C on July 24 in Jerzu, Sardinia). In North America, Phoenix, Arizona, saw a record 31 consecutive days of 43.3°C or higher from June 30 to July 30.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000351#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"City-level analysis identified 870 cities that had 25 or more days in July at CSI level 3 or higher. Additionally, 624 cities experienced CSI level 5 conditions during their most intense 14-day heat event of the month.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climcent-000351#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["extreme event attribution","extreme heat","Small Island Developing States","carbon dioxide emissions","fossil fuel","El Niño southern oscillation"],"geography_discussed":["Algeria","Tunisia","People's Republic of China","Iran","Italy","Spain","United States","Mexico","Canada","New Zealand","Australia","Peru"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["statistical attribution","geographic analysis"]},{"id":"commyale-000014","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/commyale-000014","title":"Global Warming’s Six Audiences: A Cross-National Comparison","publisher":{"name":"Yale Program on Climate Change Communication","organization":"yale-program-on-climate-change-communication"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-08-01","source_url":"https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/global-warmings-six-audiences-a-cross-national-comparison/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report uses the Six Americas Super Short Survey (SASSY) to categorize Facebook users in 110 countries and territories into six groups: Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, and Dismissive. The 'Alarmed' group is the largest in approximately 80 of the surveyed locations, with the highest percentages found in Chile (65%), Mexico (64%), Malawi (63%), Bolivia (62%), and Sri Lanka (61%). Conversely, the United States exhibits a higher proportion of 'Doubtful' and 'Dismissive' respondents (22%) compared to other major carbon emitters and is less 'Alarmed' (34%) than many of its peers. Regional analysis shows South America has the highest proportion of countries with a majority of 'Alarmed' respondents, while Southwest Asia and North Africa show higher levels of doubt or dismissal, particularly in Yemen (34%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000014#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 'Alarmed' audience—those who view climate change as an urgent, human-caused threat and support climate policies—is the most prevalent group in about 73% of the surveyed countries and territories (80 out of 110). In 29 countries, at least 50% of respondents are Alarmed, with the highest concentrations in Chile (65%), Mexico (64%), Malawi (63%), Bolivia (62%), and Sri Lanka (61%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000014#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Among the world's top carbon-emitting nations, the United States has a notably higher proportion of 'Doubtful' and 'Dismissive' respondents (22%) than other major emitters. The U.S. is also less 'Alarmed' (34%) than other top emitters like Mexico (64%), Brazil (59%), and India (55%), and shares one of the lowest percentages of Alarmed respondents with Germany (34%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000014#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regional variations in climate attitudes are significant: South America has the highest frequency of countries where a majority of the population is 'Alarmed' (6 out of 9 countries), while the region of Southwest Asia and North Africa shows high levels of skepticism, with Yemen reporting 34% of respondents as 'Doubtful' or 'Dismissive'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000014#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The survey identifies specific national extremes in climate attitudes, such as Czechia and Yemen having the lowest percentages of 'Alarmed' respondents (both 9%), and the United States, Saudi Arabia (17%), and Australia (16%) having the highest percentages of 'Doubtful' or 'Dismissive' respondents.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commyale-000014#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["carbon dioxide emissions"],"geography_discussed":["Chile","Mexico","Malawi","Bolivia","Sri Lanka","Czech Republic","Yemen","United States","Brazil","India","Germany","United Kingdom","Saudi Arabia","Indonesia","Australia","Thailand","New Zealand","Portugal","Norway","Finland","Kosovo","Netherlands","Sweden","Cyprus","Armenia","Denmark","Bosnia and Herzegovina","Ireland","Romania","Costa Rica","El Salvador","Puerto Rico","Panama","Nicaragua","Guatemala","Honduras","Haiti","Canada","Uruguay","Turkey","Jordan","Iraq","Nigeria","Benin","Kenya","Congo","Tanzania","Asia and the Pacific","Europe","North America","South America","Southwest Asia and North Africa","sub-Saharan Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["cross-national comparison","survey"]},{"id":"iisd-001113","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-001113","title":"Border Carbon Adjustments","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2023-08-01","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-08/border-carbon-adjustments-international-cooperation.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines the challenges of implementing border carbon adjustments (BCAs), focusing on the need for international cooperation to standardize embedded emissions calculations, determine geographical exemptions, establish credits for foreign climate policies, and decide on the use of revenues. It evaluates various multilateral, regional, and bilateral venues for these discussions, noting that while the WTO is a primary site of tension, substantial multilateral progress is currently lacking.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001113#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The lack of an agreed international standard for calculating carbon embedded in goods creates a significant administrative burden for exporters, as different jurisdictions may establish divergent standards.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001113#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a tension between the environmental goal of BCAs and the principles of equity for developing countries, suggesting that the least developed countries could be a category for potential exemptions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001113#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Crediting foreign climate policies is conceptually simple for explicit carbon prices but complex for non-price-based policies, such as forest preservation, which may conflict with the Paris Agreement's principle of sovereign choice.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001113#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The use of BCA revenues is a point of contention; keeping revenues for domestic industry decarbonization is difficult to justify, while alternatives include refunding exporters or funding the UNFCCC’s Green Climate Fund.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001113#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Bilateral discussions, such as those between the EU and the US or EU and India, may produce results more quickly but risk excluding the interests of a wider range of affected trading partners.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001113#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["carbon price","carbon leakage","embedded emissions","climate finance","Green Climate Fund","Paris Agreement","decarbonization"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Canada","United Kingdom","United States","India","Singapore","Australia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","governance assessment"]}]}