Climate TRACE

Kamila Camilo reports back from the 2026 Planetary Health Check at #ClimateWeekNYC. Her @oeco.org.br column (in Portuguese) explains how seven out of nine critical Earth systems have already been exceeded — but solutions exist to make the planet’s prognosis better. oeco.org.br/colunas/leva...

Artificial intelligence is a tool that can be used in a limitless number of ways — including to greatly increase greenhouse gas emissions, or greatly decrease them. Which one will the world choose? 🌎

While more countries are working to reduce their national methane emissions, many state and regional governments — which hold direct authority over the landfill, wastewater, and agricultural systems that emit the most — don’t have comprehensive methane action plans in place. 💨

In a first-of-its-kind partnership under the Subnational Methane Action Coalition, the Maryland Department of the Environment and UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment (CLEE) are working together to strengthen methane action in the US state of Maryland.

Rice is a staple crop for more than one billion people, but across South Asia, high-resolution information about where it grows remains limited. That kind of data is critical to support food security assessments, agricultural monitoring, and climate-related research. 🍚

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions tends to be the main focus of efforts to combat climate change, but there are plenty of other superpollutants that have an outsized impact on global temperatures — some of which can be cut much faster.

For example, methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Climate TRACE estimates that the top 10% of landfills we monitor account for 70% of methane emissions from waste. That's valuable data for decision-makers working with limited resources that want to make the most impact.

Decarbonization across our planet is critical, but the most effective pathways to get there vary from place to place. 🛣️

This new report from Arc highlights how localized asset-level data can help build a more accurate picture of a company’s real-world footprint and help decision-makers choose the most relevant ways they can contribute to the clean energy transition: arcconnect.global/news/one-siz...

Our shipping sector lead OceanMind examines how the Strait of Hormuz crisis has affected shipping traffic across the Persian Gulf, and by extension, the emissions from those vessels and ports.

Their analysis reveals that combined monthly shipping activity and corresponding emissions dropped a whopping 97% between January and May 2026, and traffic remains low even today: oceanmind.global/knowledge-hu...

The Central African Copperbelt is the world’s largest source of copper and cobalt, which are both crucial components for sustainable technologies. For the green transition to be truly clean, we need to understand how extracting these critical minerals impacts local communities.

We can also track how harmful particulate matter (PM2.5) drifts from mining facilities towards surrounding communities. Watch how wind conditions can blow PM2.5 plumes from two “super emitters” on the border of Kitwe both into the city and towards neighboring Ndola.

The Central African Copperbelt is the world’s largest source of copper and cobalt, which are both crucial components for sustainable technologies. For the green transition to be truly clean, we need to understand how extracting these critical minerals impacts local communities.

Methane is second only to carbon dioxide in contributing to climate change. However, many solutions to reduce methane emissions are achievable relatively quickly, with landfill gas capture, flaring, and energy recovery presenting some of the best mitigation opportunities.

Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers can boost agricultural yields, but excess nitrogen can flow into nearby waterways. MSCI Institute maps where nitrate pollution poses a risk to European food and beverage manufacturing facilities that rely on clean water: www.msci-institute.com/themes/risk-...

To develop impactful decarbonization plans, decisionmakers need to know where and when greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions are occurring. Our coalition’s mission is to get them that data — and make it as easy to put into practice as possible.

On Wednesday, September 30, at 4pm BST, we’re hosting an interactive #ClimateIQ webinar highlighting how policymakers, technical analysts, and science-policy practitioners can use satellite imagery and AI-based tools for climate action planning: universitiesforclimate.org/events/satel...

Our roundup of monthly emissions data for July 2026 is now available! 📣 Here are the highlights:

🚚 GHG emissions increased in agriculture, buildings, and waste, while decreasing in fossil fuel operations, manufacturing, and power. The transportation sector saw the greatest change in emissions year over year, with emissions increasing by 2.5% compared to July 2025.

Our roundup of monthly emissions data for July 2026 is now available! 📣 Here are the highlights:

Countries are coming to terms with the fact that transitioning to clean power ensures energy security when disruptions like the war in Iran spike oil and gas prices. @apnews.com takes a closer look at how geopolitical instability affects global emissions: apnews.com/article/iran...

Directa estimates that the expansion of Barcelona’s airport could amount to up to 60% of Catalonia’s CO2 emissions cap between 2031 and 2035 — but those emissions will not be counted towards their regional greenhouse gas inventories.

Carbon pricing systems can be useful tools to incentivize greenhouse gas emissions reductions, but how can the international community ensure these efforts are as equitable and efficient as possible?

Using baseline emissions and production datasets from Climate TRACE and CRU Group, the researchers demonstrate what this coalition approach could achieve in four heavily emitting sectors: iron and steel, aluminum, cement, and fertilizers: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/putting-clim...

Carbon pricing systems can be useful tools to incentivize greenhouse gas emissions reductions, but how can the international community ensure these efforts are as equitable and efficient as possible?

Satellite imagery and AI-driven data are already exposing the extent of greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants around the world, but how can decisionmakers use these data to develop more effective climate action plans?

Climate TRACE is teaming up with #ClimateIQ to host an interactive webinar to highlight how our asset-level data and transition planning tools can support high-impact decarbonization efforts. 🗓️ Date: September 30, 2026 ⏰ Time: 4:00 pm BST

According to a new @unep.org report, global temperatures will rise beyond 1.5°C in the next few years, overshooting the threshold that experts agreed would prevent the world from experiencing the worst impacts of climate change: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Now more than ever, the world needs to work together to cut greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible. Climate TRACE’s Emissions Reduction Roadmap can help support these ambitious decarbonization decisions: climatetrace.org/reduce/count...

According to a new @unep.org report, global temperatures will rise beyond 1.5°C in the next few years, overshooting the threshold that experts agreed would prevent the world from experiencing the worst impacts of climate change: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...