Terms of Use

Terms of Use

The emissions data and associated metadata has been made available via Climate TRACE under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), with the exception of external datasets listed below.

In general, this means that anyone is free to copy, modify and distribute Climate TRACE data in any format for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you attribute it to Climate TRACE and indicate if you have made any changes. Please refer to the suggested citation format here.

However, this summary is for informational purposes only, and you are solely responsible for reading and understanding the terms of the CC BY 4.0.

External Datasets

The Climate TRACE dataset also includes some data reproduced from the following external sources, which are generally also open but may have different specific terms. Users are encouraged to review the terms and conditions on the websites of the respective organizations and contact them directly for any clarifications or questions:

• Country-level emissions estimates for:

  • Other energy use
  • Railways
  • Other transportation
  • Other onsite fuel usage
  • Solid fuel transformation
  • Other fossil fuel operations
  • Other manufacturing
  • Solid waste disposal
  • Biological treatment of solid waste
  • Incineration and open burning of waste
  • Fluorinated gases

  Source: EDGAR

• Country-level emissions estimates for:

  • Rice cultivation (in some geographies)
  • Other Agricultural Soil Emissions
  • Enteric Fermentation – Other
  • Manure Management – Other
  • Other onsite fuel usage

  Source: FAOSTAT

• Source-level emissions estimates for some sources in “Other manufacturing” sector from:

  • European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
  • US EPA FLIGHT dataset
  • Israel Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

• Source-level emissions estimates for some sources in “Solid Waste Disposal” sector from:

  • US EPA FLIGHT dataset
  • US EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) (some landfills only)
  • Canada Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program – Facility GHG Data
  • European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

• Facility ownership information has been made available from a variety of sources, including primary sources such as company websites, secondary sources such as industry news articles, and aggregators such as PermID, OpenCorporates, and Wikipedia.
  A full list of data sources is included in the methodology documentation.

User Responsibilities

It is the sole responsibility of the user to review the terms and conditions for all the above sources prior to using the data. The Climate TRACE Coalition makes no claims or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or licensing terms for these datasets.

The emissions data has been made available via Climate TRACE to the public to support climate action and encourage further research in identifying emissions sources.

The models used to generate emissions data are continually evolving and are expected to be updated over time. Neither the Climate TRACE coalition nor its suppliers are responsible for any reliance thereon.

Accuracy & Limitations

The Climate TRACE coalition and its partners have endeavored to ensure that the information made available via Climate TRACE is accurate. However, such emissions data has been:

1. Modeled using data from third-party sources that are either publicly available or available through licensing agreements, or
2. Collected from publicly available sources.

The Climate TRACE coalition has no control over any aspects of such data, including its accuracy, timeliness, completeness or consistency.

Users are advised to:

• Exercise caution
• Evaluate the methodology, data sources, and limitations of the emissions data
• Contact the Climate TRACE coalition in case of questions or if errors are identified via the contact page.

The information is provided “as is” and “as available”, without any warranty of any kind, whether implied or expressed, including, without limitation, any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Geographic Boundaries

All information regarding geographic boundaries, names, and regions shown on maps and in lists, tables, documents, and databases on Climate TRACE were taken directly from:

1. Global Administrative Areas (GADM) project (Version 4.1, released 16 July 2022) for Levels 0 to 2, with adaptations for technical usability:

   • HKG (China, Hong Kong SAR) and MAC (China, Macao SAR) reported at Level 0
   • Kosovo assigned ISO3 code XKX
   • Caspian Sea (XCA) removed from Level 0, reassigned by territorial waters
   • Akrotiri and Dhekelia (XAD), Clipperton Island (XCL), Paracel Islands (XPI), Spratly Islands (XSP) not included
   • ZNC renamed “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” at Level 0
   • Borders between India, Pakistan, and China assigned per GADM codes Z01–Z09
   • Two IDs created for missing regions in Ukraine (Levels 1 and 2)

2. Global Human Settlements Layer (GHSL) – Functional Urban Areas (2019) for city boundaries.
   Reference PDF

Climate TRACE does not endorse these geographic boundaries, names, or regions. They are used only for display and informational purposes. This usage does not imply any opinion by Climate TRACE or its partners regarding the legal status of any country, territory, or borders.

Climate TRACE® and the Climate TRACE logo are registered trademarks of WattTime Corporation, a nonprofit coalition member that serves as its secretariat.