Carbon Monitor - Global Daily CO2 Emissions in Near-Real-Time

Carbon Monitor: A near-real-time global daily CO2 emission dataset

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the use of fossil fuels and the production of cement are the main driving force of climate change. Carbon Monitor is an international initiative providing for the first time regularly updated, science-based estimates of daily CO2 emissions.

Website:

https://carbonmonitor.org

Citation:

Liu, Z., Ciais, P., Deng, Z. et al. Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nat Commun 11, 5172 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18922-7

Data file description:

Field
Description

country
Brail, China, EU27 & UK, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, ROW, Russia, Spain, UK, US, WORLD *

co2
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and cement production process (unit: kt CO2)

sector
Power, Industry, Residential, Ground Transport, Domestic Aviation, International Aviation, International Shipping, Total **,***

date
From 2019/1/1, every day

* WORLD = China + US + EU27 & UK + India + Russia + Japan + Brazil + ROW + International Aviation (WORLD) + International Shipping (WORLD)

** Total (country level) = Power + Industry + Residential + Ground Transport + Domestic Aviation

** Total (WORLD) = Power + Industry + Residential + Ground Transport + Domestic Aviation + International Aviation + International Shipping