Global Energy Monitor

Global Energy Monitor is a San Francisco-based non-governmental organization which catalogs worldwide fossil fuel projects and shares information in support of clean energy.
History.
Global Energy Monitor was founded by Ted Nace in 2008. Originally named "Coalswarm", and affiliated with Earth Island Institute, it created a tracker database of global coal-fired power stations that became "widely respected" by academic researchers, media outlets, and governments. In 2018, GEM became an independent organization and expanded coverage to include natural gas pipelines, steel plants, coal mines, and other energy infrastructures.
Research.
GEMs bi-annual reports on trends are widely cited by governments, media, and academic researchers, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), Istanbul Policy Center, Mercator Research Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oxfam, Pembina Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, Urgewald (), World Wide Fund for Nature, Sierra Club, Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air, and International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG), among others.