James Norman
@jamesnorman.bsky.social
Research Analyst at Global Energy Monitor | PhD in energy meteorology | Energy transition and climate impacts
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1. To opinions! Solar is the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it being built if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places are grid access, permitting, and sometimes installation labour.
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 AM
1. To opinions! Solar is the cheapest source of bulk electricity in many countries, and the quickest to deploy, and now you couldn't stop it being built if you wanted to. The limits to PV build in most places are grid access, permitting, and sometimes installation labour.
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A crystal ball for solar in China? The production minus exports of solar cells tends to predict new installations with a lag. While installations predictably slumped since May with new pricing policy, production has been strong for two months, suggesting pick up in installations.
October 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A crystal ball for solar in China? The production minus exports of solar cells tends to predict new installations with a lag. While installations predictably slumped since May with new pricing policy, production has been strong for two months, suggesting pick up in installations.
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A new Nature article using GEM data (@globalenergymon.bsky.social) found that the top 250 oil and gas firms own just 2% of the world's renewable power. #renewables 💡🧪
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A new Nature article using GEM data (@globalenergymon.bsky.social) found that the top 250 oil and gas firms own just 2% of the world's renewable power. #renewables 💡🧪
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Even more ways to slice through Global Energy Monitor's extensive power sector data! @globalenergymon.bsky.social
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🌍 GEM's Global Integrated Power Tracker interactive dashboard updated!
🔎 Explore power facilities worldwide, tracking operating, construction & in-development capacity, w/downloadable data summaries.
🏭 Now including facility ownership & fleet age summaries.
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
🔎 Explore power facilities worldwide, tracking operating, construction & in-development capacity, w/downloadable data summaries.
🏭 Now including facility ownership & fleet age summaries.
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
September 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Even more ways to slice through Global Energy Monitor's extensive power sector data! @globalenergymon.bsky.social
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
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⚡️ The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025 is now available online !
🔗 www.worldnuclearreport.org/World-Nuclea...
📊 Follow the live presentation from Rome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J54...
🔗 www.worldnuclearreport.org/World-Nuclea...
📊 Follow the live presentation from Rome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J54...
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) 2025
YouTube video by Kyoto Club
www.youtube.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
⚡️ The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025 is now available online !
🔗 www.worldnuclearreport.org/World-Nuclea...
📊 Follow the live presentation from Rome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J54...
🔗 www.worldnuclearreport.org/World-Nuclea...
📊 Follow the live presentation from Rome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J54...
Quite blunt from the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025: "Solar Adds Hundreds of Gigawatts,
Nuclear Remains Irrelevant in the Market" www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/wnis...
Nuclear Remains Irrelevant in the Market" www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/wnis...
www.worldnuclearreport.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Quite blunt from the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025: "Solar Adds Hundreds of Gigawatts,
Nuclear Remains Irrelevant in the Market" www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/wnis...
Nuclear Remains Irrelevant in the Market" www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/wnis...
A detailed rundown of the BRICS group and climate action. Particularly relevant in the run up to COP
NEW – Q&A: Will China and the BRICS fill the ‘leadership gap’ on climate change? | @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @yixiansun.bsky.social Jennifer Allan @jamesnorman.bsky.social Beatriz Mattos @katelogan.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/WVyH1Y0
Read here: buff.ly/WVyH1Y0
September 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
A detailed rundown of the BRICS group and climate action. Particularly relevant in the run up to COP
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New from us: India's power sector emissions fell for only the 2nd time in half a century, due to both economic and weather factors and record clean energy growth. The current drop is unlikely to be sustained but clean energy projects in the pipeline can peak power sector emissions well before 2030.
🇮🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: #India’s power-sector #CO2 falls for only second time in half a century
The sector's CO2 could peak before 2030
Anubha Aggarwal
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/
@carbonbrief.org
carbonbrief.org/analysis-indias-power-sector-co2-falls-for-only-second-time-in-half-a-century/
The sector's CO2 could peak before 2030
Anubha Aggarwal
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/
@carbonbrief.org
carbonbrief.org/analysis-indias-power-sector-co2-falls-for-only-second-time-in-half-a-century/
September 18, 2025 at 5:16 AM
New from us: India's power sector emissions fell for only the 2nd time in half a century, due to both economic and weather factors and record clean energy growth. The current drop is unlikely to be sustained but clean energy projects in the pipeline can peak power sector emissions well before 2030.
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Coal generation would be even lower if hydroelectricity wasn’t going through another of its drought years (though rainfall in August was a little better than the terrible numbers in July):
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Clear Skies Won’t Help China’s $167 Billion Dam
Beijing has managed to keep its emissions under control. Years of drought are threatening to undo that progress.
www.bloomberg.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Coal generation would be even lower if hydroelectricity wasn’t going through another of its drought years (though rainfall in August was a little better than the terrible numbers in July):
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Increasingly, during the tail end of summer, electricity on India’s power grid is getting sourced mainly by solar, wind, and hydro for an hour or two around midday. I don’t think that’s happened before in India
September 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Increasingly, during the tail end of summer, electricity on India’s power grid is getting sourced mainly by solar, wind, and hydro for an hour or two around midday. I don’t think that’s happened before in India
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⚡ Help map the world’s electricity grid! #MapYourGrid trains new & experienced mappers in OpenStreetMap.
Next trainings: Sept 3 & 10. Join & support the #EnergyTransition 👉 mapyourgrid.org/map-it/ (meeting links) & discord.gg/a5znpdFWfD (Discord community)
Next trainings: Sept 3 & 10. Join & support the #EnergyTransition 👉 mapyourgrid.org/map-it/ (meeting links) & discord.gg/a5znpdFWfD (Discord community)
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⚡ Help map the world’s electricity grid! #MapYourGrid trains new & experienced mappers in OpenStreetMap.
Next trainings: Sept 3 & 10. Join & support the #EnergyTransition 👉 mapyourgrid.org/map-it/ (meeting links) & discord.gg/a5znpdFWfD (Discord community)
Next trainings: Sept 3 & 10. Join & support the #EnergyTransition 👉 mapyourgrid.org/map-it/ (meeting links) & discord.gg/a5znpdFWfD (Discord community)
Coal continues to lose ground in China’s power mix, dropping its monthly share to historic low of 51% in June 2025. But still new coal plants are permitted and built, 21 gigawatts in first half of 2025. More here 🔽
🇨🇳 NEW | China – Coal power biannual review – H1 2025
❗ China's clean energy boom has seen clean energy meet all new power demand growth in 2025 & emissions drop but new coal projects are highest in a decade
w/ @globalenergymon.bsky.social
📄 Read full report:
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
❗ China's clean energy boom has seen clean energy meet all new power demand growth in 2025 & emissions drop but new coal projects are highest in a decade
w/ @globalenergymon.bsky.social
📄 Read full report:
energyandcleanair.org/publication/...
energyandcleanair.org
August 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Coal continues to lose ground in China’s power mix, dropping its monthly share to historic low of 51% in June 2025. But still new coal plants are permitted and built, 21 gigawatts in first half of 2025. More here 🔽
Slides and recording available here for this useful update on 'Current State of NDCs 3.0'
www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/iki-media...
www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/iki-media...
August 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Slides and recording available here for this useful update on 'Current State of NDCs 3.0'
www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/iki-media...
www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/iki-media...
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Global Energy Monitor is your go-to source for data on power stations around the world, with a detailed database of existing power stations (capacity, ownership, coordinates, etc.), planned new construction, cancellations, etc.. They've recently released their July 2025 update.
New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. These are just a few key trends:
📉 Ireland phases out coal
📉 Latin America: zero new coal proposals
📉 Türkiye: only 1 proposal remains
📈 Indonesia expands on- & off-grid coal
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
📉 Ireland phases out coal
📉 Latin America: zero new coal proposals
📉 Türkiye: only 1 proposal remains
📈 Indonesia expands on- & off-grid coal
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
July 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Global Energy Monitor is your go-to source for data on power stations around the world, with a detailed database of existing power stations (capacity, ownership, coordinates, etc.), planned new construction, cancellations, etc.. They've recently released their July 2025 update.
Great insights from the latest edition of the Global Coal Plant Tracker from @globalenergymon.bsky.social mailchi.mp/globalenergy...
July 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Great insights from the latest edition of the Global Coal Plant Tracker from @globalenergymon.bsky.social mailchi.mp/globalenergy...
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One year into China’s capacity payments program, GEM analysis finds: the policy is boosting coal plant revenue but not clearly shifting coal to a “supporting” role, as intended.
Insightful breakdown by GEM's Mingxin Zhang via @carbonbrief.org ⬇️
Insightful breakdown by GEM's Mingxin Zhang via @carbonbrief.org ⬇️
New Guest post: China’s ‘capacity payments’ boosted coal-plant revenue by up to 8% | Mingxin Zhang
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/afbpkWp
Read here ➡️ buff.ly/afbpkWp
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One year into China’s capacity payments program, GEM analysis finds: the policy is boosting coal plant revenue but not clearly shifting coal to a “supporting” role, as intended.
Insightful breakdown by GEM's Mingxin Zhang via @carbonbrief.org ⬇️
Insightful breakdown by GEM's Mingxin Zhang via @carbonbrief.org ⬇️
Cooler spring/summer, early stronger monsoon, and economic wobbles have combined to curb recent power demand growth in India. As more renewables join the mix, could 2025 see an absolute reduction in power generation from coal in India... www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
India's solar boom keeps coal use in check so far in 2025
Surging electricity output from solar farms has led to a rare decline in fossil fuel power production in India so far in 2025, and is setting the stage for a potential drop in annual coal-fired power output in the world's second-largest coal consumer.
www.reuters.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Cooler spring/summer, early stronger monsoon, and economic wobbles have combined to curb recent power demand growth in India. As more renewables join the mix, could 2025 see an absolute reduction in power generation from coal in India... www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
Solar, wind, and hydro regularly covering more than a third of India’s power generation over lunchtime in recent weeks
May 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Solar, wind, and hydro regularly covering more than a third of India’s power generation over lunchtime in recent weeks
"...the idea that land-based carbon removal/sequestration can ‘offset’ CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels is scientifically flawed"
Including land and forest carbon sequestration together with fossil fuels and other emissions in national climate targets will likely allow for greater emissions of fossil fuel carbon, and put the 1.5°C limit further at risk.
Governments shouldn't rely forests to meet their emissions goals
Some countries rely on forests and their carbon storage to deliver on their climate targets, a risky approach that could see fossil fuel emissions rise
www.climatechangenews.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"...the idea that land-based carbon removal/sequestration can ‘offset’ CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels is scientifically flawed"
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China is on its way to becoming the world’s first major 'electrostate', with a growing share of its energy coming from electricity and an economy increasingly driven by clean technologies 📈🌏🧵
w/ @janatausch.bsky.social and Ed White
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w/ @janatausch.bsky.social and Ed White
on.ft.com/3EWY5Kd
How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution
[FREE TO READ] Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US
on.ft.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
China is on its way to becoming the world’s first major 'electrostate', with a growing share of its energy coming from electricity and an economy increasingly driven by clean technologies 📈🌏🧵
w/ @janatausch.bsky.social and Ed White
on.ft.com/3EWY5Kd
w/ @janatausch.bsky.social and Ed White
on.ft.com/3EWY5Kd
Coverage of my research for @globalenergymon.bsky.social on the expanded BRICS group of nations, where new members are building over ten times as much coal, oil, and gas capacity as wind and utility-scale solar.
Read the briefing here: globalenergymonitor.org/report/brics...
Read the briefing here: globalenergymonitor.org/report/brics...
China still backs overseas coal plants despite 2021 pledge, research shows reut.rs/3Yh9BXm
China still backs overseas coal plants despite 2021 pledge, research shows
Chinese firms are still building new coal-fired power plants in Indonesia despite a 2021 pledge to stop financing coal projects overseas, according to an analysis of energy investments in BRICS countries released on Tuesday.
reut.rs
April 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Coverage of my research for @globalenergymon.bsky.social on the expanded BRICS group of nations, where new members are building over ten times as much coal, oil, and gas capacity as wind and utility-scale solar.
Read the briefing here: globalenergymonitor.org/report/brics...
Read the briefing here: globalenergymonitor.org/report/brics...
My new paper in Environmental Research Letters
With co-author Amanda Maycock, we show how a weather forecasting system making predictions 1-4 months ahead can produce skilful estimates of wind generation in India during the summer monsoon season.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
With co-author Amanda Maycock, we show how a weather forecasting system making predictions 1-4 months ahead can produce skilful estimates of wind generation in India during the summer monsoon season.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
March 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My new paper in Environmental Research Letters
With co-author Amanda Maycock, we show how a weather forecasting system making predictions 1-4 months ahead can produce skilful estimates of wind generation in India during the summer monsoon season.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
With co-author Amanda Maycock, we show how a weather forecasting system making predictions 1-4 months ahead can produce skilful estimates of wind generation in India during the summer monsoon season.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Total electricity generation in India rallies in Feb 2025, growing ~6.7% year-on-year for the month (discounting the leap year). Coal gen is tracking close to record levels and covers most of the Feb increase. Gen from pricey gas tracking below previous years and solar up ~30% in Feb over last year
February 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Total electricity generation in India rallies in Feb 2025, growing ~6.7% year-on-year for the month (discounting the leap year). Coal gen is tracking close to record levels and covers most of the Feb increase. Gen from pricey gas tracking below previous years and solar up ~30% in Feb over last year
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INDIA's coal-fired generation hit a record high in 2024 - illustrating the difficulty of phasing down fossil fuels in developing economies with fast-growing electricity demand: jkempenergy.com/2025/02/26/i...
February 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
INDIA's coal-fired generation hit a record high in 2024 - illustrating the difficulty of phasing down fossil fuels in developing economies with fast-growing electricity demand: jkempenergy.com/2025/02/26/i...