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It details specific employment figures for various technologies—such as solar, wind, and biofuels—and identifies China as the global leader in renewable energy employment. Additionally, it notes the emergence of climate adaptation and resilience jobs, though standardized data collection for these roles remains limited.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000279#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The energy efficiency sector in the United States is a major employer, with over 3 million people employed when including energy storage, public transit, smart grids/micro grids, and vehicles. According to the U.S. Energy Employment Report (USEER), 2,324,866 people worked in the sector in 2018, representing a 5.37 percent increase since 2016, the highest growth rate in the country's energy sector.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000279#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global renewable energy employment reached 11 million people in 2018, an increase of 700,000 from 2017. Solar PV is the largest employer globally with approximately 3,605,000 jobs, followed by biofuels (2,063,000) and hydropower (2,054,000).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000279#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"China is the world leader in renewable energy employment with approximately 4,078,000 direct and indirect jobs. It leads in five specific sectors: solar PV, wind, solar heating and cooling, biogas, and CSP, with solar PV alone providing about 54 percent of China's renewable energy jobs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000279#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the United States, renewable energy employment varies by technology. In 2018, solar power supported 242,343 jobs (a 3.2 percent decline), while wind power provided 111,166 jobs (a 3.5 percent increase). The biofuels sector, including corn ethanol and other biofuels, employed 106,709 people.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000279#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate adaptation and resilience are emerging as critical employment areas, though the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Standard Occupation Classification system lacks specific codes for comprehensive analysis. Preliminary data from the American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP) indicates employment is primarily in government (40 percent), non-governmental organizations (36 percent), and the private sector (16 percent).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"eesi-000279#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Other major global renewable energy employers include Brazil (1,125,000 jobs), the European Union (1,235,000 jobs), India (719,000 jobs), and the United States (855,000 jobs). 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It introduces 'International Mitigation Partnerships' as a framework under Article 6 to channel finance and technical support toward natural climate solutions, specifically REDD+. The authors provide a three-part typology of these partnerships: Simple Recognition of Results, Bilateral Credit Transfer, and Multi-lateral Partnerships. The document emphasizes that such partnerships can lower the cost of climate action, support the international aviation sector's CORSIA obligations, and provide co-benefits for biodiversity and sustainable development.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000143#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Natural climate solutions, including the forest and land sector, are among the lowest-cost mitigation strategies and could provide up to 37 percent of the cost-effective CO2 mitigation needed by 2030 to have a greater than 66 percent chance of limiting warming to below 2 degrees Celsius.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000143#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite their potential, the forest and land sector has received only two percent of total climate finance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000143#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies three types of International Mitigation Partnerships: 'Simple Recognition of Results' (performance-based bilateral aid where reductions count toward the host country's NDC), 'Bilateral Credit Transfer' (where emissions reductions are transferred to a buyer country to meet its NDC), and 'Multi-lateral Partnership' (where demand and risk are pooled through an aggregator).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000143#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Norway-Brazil MOU serves as an example of a non-market arrangement where Norway provided funds to Brazil's Amazon Fund based on measurable reductions in deforestation, receiving certificates of contribution rather than ownership of emission credits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000143#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Japan's Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) illustrates a credit-based bilateral approach where Japan invests in low-carbon technologies abroad to receive emission reduction credits to apply toward its own targets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000143#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Carbon Fund demonstrates a multi-lateral approach using pooled demand, with one tranche for compliance markets (Article 6.2) and another for immediate retirement by donors (Article 6.8).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000143#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"International Mitigation Partnerships could provide the high-quality forest emission reductions required for the international aviation sector's Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) from 2021 through 2035.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"fordecl-000143#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","climate finance","Nationally Determined Contributions","forest conservation","emission trading","biodiversity","Sustainable Development Goals"],"geography_discussed":["Norway","Brazil","Japan","Cambodia","United States","Canada","Germany","California","Mexico","Quebec"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy framework","typology","case study"]},{"id":"wri-000724","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wri-000724","title":"Bonn Negotiations Can Set a Strong Foundation for Higher Ambition. 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The water required to produce the food an average person eats daily ranges from 2,000 to 5,000 liters, significantly exceeding the 2 to 4 liters they drink.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000328#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Food waste has a substantial impact on water resources, with one billion tons of food lost or wasted annually. This inefficiency results in over 17 percent of total water withdrawals—and a quarter of all agricultural water—being used for food that is never consumed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-000328#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Dietary choices significantly affect water footprints, as animal-based products are far more water-intensive than plant-based ones. 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The coalition argues that clear, long-term government policies are necessary to provide businesses with the confidence to invest in zero-carbon technologies and avoid stranded assets. To achieve this, they recommend that Japan implement quantitative decarbonization targets across all sectors, prioritize renewable energy deployment, phase out coal, introduce carbon pricing, and support green finance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000030#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The We Mean Business coalition calls on Japan to create a long-term strategy aiming for net-zero domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest to demonstrate leadership as the host of the June 2019 G20 Summit.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000030#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A lack of clear, long-term government signals and supporting policies is identified as a barrier that slows down or disincentivizes businesses from accelerating their climate actions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000030#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Approximately 100 Japanese companies, with electricity consumption of 36 TWh and sales totaling nearly 71 trillion yen, have already requested that the government include a 2050 net-zero domestic emissions goal in its strategy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000030#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The coalition recommends several specific policy measures for Japan's strategy, including time-bound decarbonization targets for all sectors, a deadline to phase out coal, the implementation of carbon pricing, and the update of Japan's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000030#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Net-zero emissions","greenhouse gas emissions","renewable energy","Coal phase-out","carbon price","sustainable finance","Paris Agreement","Nationally Determined Contributions","energy transition","decarbonization"],"geography_discussed":["European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy advocacy"]},{"id":"capeca-000287","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/capeca-000287","title":"Global Health Impacts of Climate Change","publisher":{"name":"Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment","organization":"canadian-association-of-physicians-for-the-environment"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2019-04","source_url":"https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Module-2-Final-Solo-April-4-2019.pdf#new_tab","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document details how climate change acts as a major global health threat through direct effects like extreme heat and storms, and indirect effects mediated by natural systems (air pollution, vector-borne diseases) and human systems (poverty, migration, conflict). It highlights that vulnerable populations, including children, the elderly, and those in low-income regions, are disproportionately affected.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000287#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Extreme heat is projected to cause significant increases in annual mortality if adaptation measures are not implemented, with the WHO estimating excess deaths will exceed 92,000 by 2030 and 255,000 by 2050.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000287#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Heat exposure significantly reduces labour capacity, particularly in the agricultural sector; in 2017, 153 billion labour hours were lost globally due to heat, with China alone losing 21 billion hours.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000287#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change increases the risk and geographic range of vector-borne diseases; the WHO projects 60,000 additional malaria deaths by 2030 and 200 million more people at risk of malaria by 2050.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000287#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Air pollution, which is inextricably linked to climate change through the combustion of fuels, causes an estimated seven million premature deaths annually on a global basis.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000287#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Wildfires, predicted to increase globally, contribute to acute trauma and long-term mental health issues, with forest fire-related air pollution estimated to cause 339,000 premature deaths per year globally.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000287#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change exacerbates socioeconomic instability, with 2017 seeing 712 climate-related events causing US $326 billion in economic losses, 99% of which occurred in low-income countries and were uninsured.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000287#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Certain populations are disproportionately vulnerable to climate health impacts, including those in low-lying coastal settlements, Indigenous peoples, children, the elderly, and women and girls due to socioeconomic and physiological factors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"capeca-000287#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["extreme heat","vector-borne disease","malaria","air pollution","wildfire","food insecurity","climate migration","climate finance","climate justice","mental health","public health"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","India","Pakistan","Europe","Russia","Australia","Japan","Korea","United Kingdom","United States","Asia","Africa","Latin America","Canada"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["impact assessment","literature review"]},{"id":"iisd-001769","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-001769","title":"Measuring the Benefits of Green Public Procurement in Canada","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2019-04","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/measuring-benefits-gpp-canada.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that Green Public Procurement (GPP) in Canada provides significant benefits over business-as-usual (BAU) scenarios, particularly in reducing operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions. By 2035, sustainable procurement for buildings and vehicles could save nearly CAD 2 billion annually in operating costs. While a 'sustainable plus domestic' scenario for steel and cement increases production costs due to the replacement of imports, it generates higher domestic revenue and employment. The report concludes that GPP reduces total emissions and provides substantial savings when measured by the social cost of carbon.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001769#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Implementing a sustainable scenario for public buildings, including retrofits and new construction, reduces total costs by 3% and energy consumption by 6% by 2035 compared to the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001769#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'sustainable plus domestic' scenario for cement and steel production increases domestic revenue and employment by 2035, with the steel sector seeing a 20% increase in both compared to other scenarios because it replaces a significant share of imports.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001769#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"For public vehicles, transitioning to hybrid and electric models (light and dark green scenarios) reduces total costs by 32% compared to BAU by 2035, primarily through reduced fuel expenditures.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001769#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'sustainable plus domestic' scenario is the most effective at reducing total greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in 4,679,798 million tonnes fewer emissions in 2035 than the BAU scenario.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001769#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Using the social cost of carbon (SCC) to estimate financial savings, the sustainable plus domestic scenario provides the highest savings, reaching CAD 278 million by 2035.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001769#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While sustainable procurement reduces operating costs for buildings and vehicles by nearly CAD 2 billion per year by 2035, the 'sustainable plus domestic' scenario for materials has the highest production costs (CAD 3.6 billion) due to the cost of replacing imported steel.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001769#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["sustainable procurement","greenhouse gas emissions","energy efficiency","sustainability in construction","electric vehicle","hybrid electric vehicle","low-carbon steel","Building retrofit"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","Germany","Mexico","United States","South Korea","Japan","Taiwan","Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative assessment","scenario analysis","system dynamics modelling"]},{"id":"sei-001611","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-001611","title":"Calculating maritime shipping emissions per traded commodity","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2019-04","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sei-2019-brief-shipping-emissions-per-commodity-2.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and University College London (UCL) have developed a method to eliminate the opacity of cargo shipping emissions by matching satellite-based automatic identification system (AIS) data with vessel operational characteristics and shipping manifests. This approach allows for the precise allocation of greenhouse gases and air pollutants to individual commodity shipments, exporters, importers, and traders. A pilot study of Brazilian exports in 2014 revealed that shipping emissions added 5% to the country's reported CO2 emissions, with the largest shares attributed to iron ore and soybean exports to China. The authors argue that scaling this approach can inform international climate negotiations, improve lifecycle assessments, and enhance shipping industry efficiency.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001611#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A new methodology developed by SEI and University College London (UCL) uses satellite-gathered automatic identification system (AIS) data—including position, bearing, draft, and speed—combined with vessel operational data (such as engine and fuel type) to estimate emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants along a ship's journey.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001611#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The approach enables the allocation of proportional shares of a vessel's emissions to specific commodity shipments and their associated exporters, importers, traders, and owners by linking shipping manifests to the transporting vessel.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001611#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In a 2014 pilot study of Brazilian exports, which totaled approximately 520 million tons of cargo, the associated maritime shipping emissions were 26 million tonnes of CO2, representing an additional 5% over Brazil's reported CO2 emissions for that year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001611#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The pilot analysis identified that over 50% of the emissions from Brazilian exports came from the 'ores, slag and ash' category, primarily destined for China, while soybeans accounted for 12% of emissions (3.0 million tonnes of CO2).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001611#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Exports to China were responsible for 45.6% of the CO2 emissions associated with Brazilian exports, despite representing less than 20% of the total export value.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001611#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The research indicates that traditional lifecycle assessment (LCA) approaches for soy supply chains in the global South tend to oversimplify shipping emissions by ignoring real vessel journeys and varying vessel efficiencies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001611#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","life cycle assessment","climate change mitigation","Global supply chain governance"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","Japan","South Korea","Netherlands"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["methodological proposal","case study"]},{"id":"saiia-000444","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-000444","title":"Case Study of the Forestry Regional Value Chain in Southern Africa: South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2019-03-26","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/saiia-toolkit/case-study-of-the-forestry-regional-value-chain-in-southern-africa-south-africa-mozambique-and-tanzania/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The study examines the forestry value chains of South Africa, Mozambique, and Tanzania, noting a divide between South Africa's plantation-dominated, high-value sector and the natural forest-based, low-value sectors of Mozambique and Tanzania. It highlights limited intra-regional trade due to logistics and divergent domestic markets, with most production destined for domestic use or international exports to China and Japan. The report suggests that the region could become a significant pulp production site, particularly in Mozambique and Tanzania, provided land access and community conflict issues are resolved. 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It concludes that no program currently complies with all eligibility criteria, primarily due to uncertainties regarding international accounting rules to prevent double counting. 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It highlights the transition from voluntary international guidelines, such as the Green Bond Principles, to more comprehensive regulatory frameworks, most notably the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance. 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This decline was most rapid in China and India, though offset slightly by Chinese-financed proposals in Russia, Egypt, South Africa, and Bangladesh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000070#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Emissions from currently operating coal plants, based on average utilization and lifetime, are already too high to limit global warming to 1.5°C or 2°C according to IPCC estimates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000070#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["coal power","Coal phase-out","climate finance","solar energy","wind power","greenhouse gas emissions","carbon capture and storage","energy transition"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","India","United States","European Union","United Kingdom","Germany","Japan","South Korea","Russia","Egypt","South Africa","Bangladesh","Philippines","Nigeria","Indonesia","Vietnam","Poland"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["trend analysis","capacity tracking"]},{"id":"gem-000071","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gem-000071","title":"붐 앤 버스트 2019 국제 석탄발전소 추이 조사","publisher":{"name":"Global Energy Monitor","organization":"global-energy-monitor"},"document_type":"report","language":"ko","date_published":"2019-03","source_url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/BoomAndBust_2019_SouthKorea_final_11.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds a three-year decline in global coal power growth indicators as of 2018, driven by record reductions in permits in China and India and accelerated closures in the US. However, it highlights a contradictory trend where financial institutions from China, Japan, and South Korea have become the primary funders for overseas coal projects. While global planned capacity has dropped significantly since 2015, the report warns that current operational plants already exceed the IPCC's carbon limits for 1.5°C and 2°C warming targets. It specifically notes China's potential to add up to 290GW of capacity by 2030 if a proposal by the China Electricity Council is adopted.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000071#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Global indicators for coal power expansion declined for three consecutive years through 2018, with new construction decreasing by 39% year-on-year and 84% since 2015.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000071#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Planned coal capacity (pre-construction phase) saw a massive global reduction from 1,090GW in 2015 to 339GW in 2018, with the sharpest drops in China (86% decrease) and India (83% decrease).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000071#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The United States led global coal plant closures in 2018, shutting down 17.6GW of capacity, marking its second-highest closure year since 2015 despite the Trump administration's policy of supporting coal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000071#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"China's coal capacity is in a state of flux; while new permits hit a record low of under 5GW in 2018, the China Electricity Council proposed a 2030 capacity cap of 1,300GW, which could allow for an additional 290GW of capacity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000071#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial institutions in China, Japan, and South Korea have emerged as the largest sources of funding for overseas coal power projects, contrasting with over 100 global financial institutions that have restricted coal financing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000071#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"According to IPCC estimates, the carbon emissions from currently operating coal plants—assuming average utilization and lifespan—would make it impossible to limit global warming to 1.5°C or 2°C.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000071#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In India, coal power is facing intense competition from wind and solar energy, which are bidding at less than one-third of the operating costs of coal plants.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000071#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Korea has stopped issuing new coal plant permits under President Moon Jae-in's administration and plans to increase renewable energy capacity fivefold to 58.5GW by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000071#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["coal-fired power station","climate finance","energy transition","renewable energy","solar energy","wind power","carbon dioxide emissions","climate change","stranded asset"],"geography_discussed":["People's Republic of China","India","United States","South Korea","Japan","European Union","United Kingdom","Germany","Indonesia","Vietnam","Turkey","Thailand"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["trend analysis","capacity assessment","policy review"]},{"id":"gem-000072","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gem-000072","title":"Yükseliş ve Çöküş 2019 KÜRESEL KÖMÜRLÜ TERMİK SANTRAL TAKİBİ","publisher":{"name":"Global Energy Monitor","organization":"global-energy-monitor"},"document_type":"report","language":"tr","date_published":"2019-03","source_url":"https://globalenergymonitor.org/sites/default/files/migration/reports/BoomAndBust_2019_t2_11.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The 2019 report by Global Energy Monitor, Sierra Club, and Greenpeace indicates a three-year decline in major growth indicators for coal-fired power generation. While global project pipelines and new licenses in China and India have dropped significantly, China remains a critical factor due to its financing of international projects and potential policy shifts regarding its domestic capacity ceiling. The United States led the world in coal plant retirements in 2018, despite political efforts to maintain aging plants. 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It argues that NI is generally more cost-effective than grey infrastructure, offering co-benefits in land security, climate regulation, and water security. However, adoption is hindered by high transaction costs, long time horizons for full capacity, and a lack of standardized quantitative evaluation tools. 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