This year is set to shatter the annual record for new gas power additions around the world, with projects in development expected to grow existing global gas capacity by nearly 50%, a report by Global Energy Monitor (GEM) found. Last year, China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, installed 22.4GW of gas, its most gas capacity ever for single year. But it is the US that is leading the way, accounting for nearly a quarter of all global gas capacity in development, followed by China, Vietnam, Iraq and Brazil. Texas is the center of this boom in the US, with 57.9GW of new gas power under way last year, leading Louisiana and Pennsylvania. The proliferation of datacenters has, however, caused a bump in greenhouse gas emissions and boosted demand for electricity.
