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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · 5d

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · 5d

Oh yes, and this awesome, searchable "mini-database"!

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · 5d

Australia, companies with #ownership obscured through nominee structures account for 23 million tonnes of #fossilfuel CO2 #emissions every year — about 18% of the national total.

The interactive data tools are great too! You can dig into asset level #emissions and #ownership

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · 5d

Sorry, mistag, it’s not the IFC, it’s Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics from the Bank of International Settlements

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · 7d

Increased #ownership granularity includes ownership connections at a 5% threshold, all levels of ownership (subsidiaries, SPVs, etc.), references/citations for each ownership connection, and (soon to come) timestamps for the last time each ownership connection was verified.

Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · 7d

This initiative should allow #LEI users access to asset-level data on #energy and heavy emitting assets, a pathway to an independent verification of financed #emissions (thanks to our role as the ownership leads at @climatetrace.org ), and increased ownership granularity in the #ESG and space.

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · 7d

I'll be co-presenting with the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation about our initiative integrating the LEI into @globalenergymon.bsky.social Global Energy Ownership Tracker

Global Energy Ownership Tracker

The Global Energy Ownership Tracker provides information on the chain of ownership for various energy projects. The data maps each level of the chain from the direct owner (as in, the lowest-level ide...

globalenergymonitor.org

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · 7d

I'm getting ready to present at the @ifcorg.bsky.social and @dnb-nl.bsky.social event on "Sustainability data issues and central banks' experience". Can't wait to increase data interoperability and #opendata in the #ClimateFinance space!

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Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · 12d

An honor to connect with Al Gore at #ClimateWeekNYC.

GEM contributes ownership data through our Global Energy Ownership Tracker as the sector lead in the @climatetrace.org coalition he co-founded — linking emissions to the companies most responsible.

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · 13d

Really important new dataset in the #fossilfuel space! Combining this data with equity data, such as what is in the Ownership Tracker, is an amazing next step for corporate #emissions transparency and independent verification

Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · 15d

Tracing fossil gas finance isn’t easy — but transparency matters.

GEM’s new #GasFinance Tracker shows $26B USD in project finance for nearly 400 LNG terminals & power plants across 13 Asian countries.

🔎 Explore this first-of-its-kind dataset: globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...

Global Gas Finance Tracker

The Gas Finance Tracker (GGFT) is a dataset of project finance transactions to in-development LNG terminals and gas-fired power plants. The tracker includes information on project financiers, transact...

globalenergymonitor.org

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excellent study and use of ownership data - love the focus on Scope 1

Climate TRACE @climatetrace.org · Jun 4

A new study compared Climate TRACE emissions data to emissions disclosure reports from 279 companies, finding that 75 of those companies were significantly underreporting their emissions. www.ft.com/content/0392...

Social graphic with a background image of a gas flare emitting flames. Text reads:
"Did you know? Nearly 27% of companies in a new study underreported their scope 1 emissions. They are mostly US oil and gas companies."
Source: Lepere et al. (2025), Emissions Dissonance: Examining How Firm-Level Under-Reporting Undermines Policy.

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · May 22

I love the work done by the @pe-coalition.bsky.social in looking at how to effectively communicate climate issues to skeptics.

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · May 22

"The opposition wins when we don’t show up."

This is a fantastic experiment run to see how to pull individuals believing disinformation about climate change to a more open and believing position!

Don’t chicken out on “climate” - Potential Energy Coalition

The question currently on top of many minds in the climate change community is quite fundamental: Should we still say “climate change”? Have the dynamics changed so much that the most expedient path t...

potentialenergycoalition.org

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Apr 24

Check out @climatetrace.org 's new February emissions release!

Climate TRACE @climatetrace.org · Apr 24

New monthly #emissions data are now live through February 2025. Global #GHG emissions reached 5.04 billion tonnes CO2e in February.

Learn more: climatetrace.org/news/climate...

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Mar 28

The #SEC backing away from defending the Climate Related Financial Disclosure rules they spent YEARS building is not surprising under the trump presidency, but it's still disappointing to see

www.sec.gov/newsroom/pre...

SEC.gov | SEC Votes to End Defense of Climate Disclosure RulesLock

www.sec.gov

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Feb 28

We've been featured as @climatechangeai.bsky.social 's Dataset of the Month! 🥳

Thank you for the support, we really appreciate it.

Link to dataset in bio

@globalenergymon.bsky.social

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Feb 23

These should not be considered “emergency projects” and the fact that this project class means communities and local can’t weigh in on the impact of this fossil fuel projects is unacceptable in a democracy.

Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cited President Trump’s claim of a national energy emergency to speed up permits for new gas pipelines and other projects.

www.nytimes.com

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Feb 21

Really puts all the "efficiency" cuts into perspective @hcrichardson.bsky.social

February 15, 2025

After World War II, the vast majority of Americans—Democrats and Republicans alike—agreed that the federal government should regulate business, provide a basic social safety net, promote infrastructur...

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Feb 19

It also includes several extractive industries such as coal mines, iron ore mines, and iron and steel plants.

We will be launching a new section, likely in late July, that maps for corporate ownership for the cement and concrete sector - which accounts for roughly 8% of global emissions.

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Feb 19

Free to use and download dataset for journalists, researchers, and others who work in corporate transparency, particularly those focused on climate corporate transparency.

This data contains for the full chains of ownership for the majority of the worlds fossil fuel assets.

Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · Feb 18

The Global #EnergyOwnership Tracker just got a major update! 🚀

Now covering two new sectors:
1️⃣ Iron ore mines
2️⃣ Natural gas transmissions pipelines
+ more to come!

Get the latest data and see who owns what in global energy & heavy industry.

🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...

Global Energy Ownership Tracker

The Global Energy Ownership Tracker provides information on the chain of ownership for various energy projects. The data maps each level of the chain from the direct owner (as in, the lowest-level ide...

globalenergymonitor.org

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Feb 13

Plus, ownership covers many more fossil fuel and heavy emitting assets: coal plants, oil and gas plants, coal mines, steel plants, bioenergy power, and natural gas transmission pipelines.

Soon we will also cover crude oil and natural gas liquid transmission pipelines and cement and concrete plants.

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Feb 13

If you also want to use this tool to investigate gaps in companies Scope 1 and 2 emissions you can! See this article as an example: globalenergymonitor.org/report/world...

World's largest oil and gas plant owners hide billions of dollars in climate costs

Saudi Electricity Company — the largest owner of gas-fired capacity in the world — did not disclose over 7 million tonnes of CO2 in 2022 through its chosen carbon reporting method, finds a new report ...

globalenergymonitor.org

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Feb 13

It was great to see this shout out of @globalenergymon.bsky.social 's and @cshearer19.bsky.social 's Global Coal Plant Tracker. We now also publish full chains of ownership for the Coal Plant Tracker in the Global Energy Ownership Tracker. Click here for the Ownership Tracker: tinyurl.com/4cp8wfre

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Anna Mowat @annamowat.bsky.social · Feb 12

Yes! If you're into #cleanenergy, #climatechange, #EnergyTransition, and having data that doesn't disappear off the internet give us a follow

Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · Feb 11

You asked, we answered. GEM is now on Bluesky! 🌍⚡️

We're here to share data-driven insights on the global #EnergyTransition — powered by open-access data on coal, renewables, oil & gas, steel, and more.

Follow us for updates, analysis, and the latest on energy infrastructure worldwide.

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Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · Feb 11

The latest Global Coal Plant Tracker update is live!

Key trends:
➡️ 🇨🇳 leads coal expansion, w/more proposals, construction starts, and capacity than the rest of the world combined.
➡️ 🇮🇳 made up 80% of the 47 GW of new proposals outside China.

Get the data: globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...

Bar chart showing proposals, construction starts, and coal capacity brought online in 2024 are higher in China than the rest of the world combined. The bars in gigawatts compare coal-fired power capacity by status and region, in gigawatts (GW). Proposed capacity: China 69 GW, Rest of World 47 GW. Construction started: China 94 GW, Rest of World 7 GW. Started operating: China 31 GW, Rest of World 14 GW. Source: Global Coal Plant Tracker, January 2025.

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