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Dec 18, 2024

Understanding the major non-GHG air pollutants

Since our first data release in 2021, Climate TRACE has tracked greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and have now added non-GHG air pollutants for the world’s largest sources of emissions.

Nov 14, 2024

Climate TRACE data reveal high-impact opportunities for cutting greenhouse gas emissions

Today, Climate TRACE released its latest inventory which, for the first time, provides monthly emissions data for every country, state / province, and major individual source of emissions in the world. Climate TRACE now also tracks key non-GHG air pollutants for the world’s largest single point sources of emissions.

Nov 12, 2024

Al Gore and Climate TRACE to Release Data Revealing High-Impact Opportunities for Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions

As emissions rise and devastating climate disasters impact more communities around the world, decisionmakers — especially those at the subnational level — are looking for opportunities to accelerate climate action. Now, with its latest data release, Climate TRACE can help public- and private-sector leaders identify emissions trends and pinpoint high-impact opportunities to reduce pollutants, including those that lead to deeply inequitable public health outcomes.

Oct 29, 2024

Duke’s Kyle Bradbury, PhD, on the need for building emissions data

We recently talked with Kyle Bradbury, Director, Energy Data Analytics Lab | Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Duke University, which leads the Climate TRACE work on modeling emissions from fuels combusted within buildings based on satellite-derived data.

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Oct 16, 2024

Insight Brief: Steel Emissions

We dig into some of the latest Climate TRACE data and emissions estimates to examine national and facility-level emissions trends and decarbonization opportunities for this heavily emitting sector.

Oct 09, 2024

RPL Jamnagar: the world’s largest oil refinery

In this edition of Views From Above, we spotlight India’s RPL Jamnagar Refinery, the largest oil refinery in the world.

Sep 30, 2024

How MSC became the world’s largest container shipping company — and what it means for global emissions

Today Mediterranean Shipping Company is the world’s largest container shipping company and has remained privately owned and family-run. It has also earned accolades for sustainability, although the group’s sheer size means it’s also a consequential source of shipping-related emissions.

Sep 24, 2024

Global Fishing Watch’s David Kroodsma on “dark” vessels

In our latest Conversations with the Coalition Q&A, we catch up with the chief scientist of Global Fishing Watch, which is building an open-access picture of global fishing activity.

Aug 30, 2024

POSCO Gwangyang: the world's highest-emitting steel plant

In this edition of Views from Above, we spotlight South Korea's POSCO Gwangyang steel plant, the second-largest steel plant in the world by production capacity — housing 5 of the world’s 14 largest blast furnaces.

Sassan Saatchi head shot over a forest of trees

Aug 29, 2024

CTrees’ Sassan Saatchi, PhD, on forest carbon and emissions

In the latest Conversations with the Coalition Q&A, we catch up with the co-founder and CEO of CTrees, which measures forest carbon and activity worldwide.

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