Global greenhouse gas emissions estimates are essential for monitoring and mitigation planning. Yet most datasets lack one or more characteristics that enhance their actionability, such as accuracy, global coverage, high spatial and temporal resolution, and frequent updates. To address these gaps, we present Climate TRACE (climatetrace.org), an open-access platform delivering global emissions estimates with enhanced detail, coverage, and timeliness. Climate TRACE synthesizes existing emissions data, prioritizing accuracy, coverage, and resolution, and fills gaps using sector-specific estimation approaches. The dataset is the first to provide globally comprehensive emissions estimates for individual sources (e.g., individual power plants) for all anthropogenic emitting sectors. The dataset spans January 1, 2021, to the present, with a two-month reporting lag and monthly updates. The open-access platform enables non-technical audiences to engage with detailed emissions datasets for most subnational governments worldwide. Climate TRACE supports data-driven climate action at scales where decisions are made, representing a major breakthrough for emissions accounting and mitigation.
翻译:全球温室气体排放估算对于监测和减缓规划至关重要。然而,大多数数据集缺乏一个或多个提升其可操作性的特征,例如准确性、全球覆盖范围、高时空分辨率以及频繁更新。为应对这些不足,我们推出了Climate TRACE(climatetrace.org),这是一个提供全球排放估算的开放获取平台,具有更高的细节度、覆盖范围和时效性。Climate TRACE综合了现有的排放数据,优先考虑准确性、覆盖范围和分辨率,并通过特定行业的估算方法来填补空白。该数据集首次为所有人为排放行业提供全球全面的单个排放源(例如单个发电厂)排放估算。数据集涵盖2021年1月1日至今,报告延迟为两个月,并每月更新。该开放获取平台使非技术受众能够参与全球大多数次国家级政府的详细排放数据集。Climate TRACE支持在决策层面进行数据驱动的气候行动,代表了排放核算和减缓领域的重大突破。