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Climate TRACE: Emissions Inventory

Provided by: Climate TRACE |Published on: April 27, 2021

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Synopsis

This robust interactive database features emissions of CO2e across all sectors and countries beginning in 2015.

Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Mathematics

Authors: Climate TRACE

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Additional Prerequisites

At the top of the page, students can explore by sector, country, and/or date.
Each sector has one or more subsectors.
Any dataset can be downloaded in CSV or JSON format, shared via a link, or shared on Twitter or Facebook.
Closer to the bottom of the page, students can click "sector," "country," "trends," and "data" to further explore the data.

Differentiation

Students can explore this inventory in a science or social studies class in response to the question "Where do global greenhouse gas emissions come from?"
There are many possibilities for extension in math class. One option is for each student to choose a country. Students could create pie charts, bar graphs, and line graphs from the data.
This inventory shows emissions beginning in 2015. Students could also watch this great video that looks at historical emissions as well.

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Resource Type and Format

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