About Climate TRACE
Climate TRACE (Tracking Real-Time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions) is a collaborative initiative aimed at providing precise, real-time tracking of global greenhouse gas emissions using artificial intelligence, satellite image processing and other remote sensing technologies along with academic research and publicly available data.
Visit Climate TRACE websiteClimate TRACE Emissions Inventory
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| Description | Climate TRACE (Tracking Real-Time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions) is a collaborative initiative aimed at providing precise, real-time tracking of global greenhouse gas emissions using artificial intelligence, satellite image processing and other remote sensing technologies along with academic research and publicly available data. |
| Source type | Non-governmental |
| Original dataset URL | URL |
| Year released | 2022 |
| Geography | Multiple regions |
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| Type of data | Activity-based |
| Emission results | CO2, CH4 |
| Data Transformation | The source reports emissions in TCO2e/Tproduct, which have been converted to kgCO2e/kg to ensure consistency in the database. |
License
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| Type of license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License with the exception of the coal mining asset level data that have been made available from Global Energy Monitor under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| License URL | URL |
Data quality
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| Data quality assurance | Vetted by Climatiq |
| Quality flag(s) | Partial factor The source reports emission factors in CO2 only or CH4 only and does not include the impact of other GHGs. |
Explore the Climate TRACE dataset
See emission factors→Featured Emission Factors in Climate TRACE
Explore All- Go to Cement production
Cement production
Materials and Manufacturing Materials and Manufacturing135 Factors135 Factor - Go to Steel production
Steel production
Materials and Manufacturing Materials and Manufacturing70 Factors70 Factor - Go to Fugitive methane emissions from coal mining
Fugitive methane emissions from coal mining
Materials and Manufacturing Materials and Manufacturing67 Factors67 Factor - Go to Aluminum production
Aluminum production
Materials and Manufacturing Materials and Manufacturing36 Factors36 Factor - Go to Pulp and paper
Pulp and paper
Materials and Manufacturing Materials and Manufacturing32 Factors32 Factor - Go to Copper mining
Copper mining
Materials and Manufacturing Materials and Manufacturing22 Factors22 Factor
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