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How MSC became the world’s largest container shipping company — and what it means for global emissions
Today Mediterranean Shipping Company is the world’s largest container shipping company and has remained privately owned and family-run. It has also earned accolades for sustainability, although the group’s sheer size means it’s also a consequential source of shipping-related emissions.
Global Fishing Watch’s David Kroodsma on “dark” vessels
In our latest Conversations with the Coalition Q&A, we catch up with the chief scientist of Global Fishing Watch, which is building an open-access picture of global fishing activity.
POSCO Gwangyang: the world's highest-emitting steel plant
In this edition of Views from Above, we spotlight South Korea's POSCO Gwangyang steel plant, the second-largest steel plant in the world by production capacity — housing 5 of the world’s 14 largest blast furnaces.
CTrees’ Sassan Saatchi, PhD, on forest carbon and emissions
In the latest Conversations with the Coalition Q&A, we catch up with the co-founder and CEO of CTrees, which measures forest carbon and activity worldwide.
Most human economic activities release greenhouse gases into the Earth's atmosphere. We use satellites and other remote sensing technologies to spot these emissions activities.
Bełchatów Power Station: the largest thermal power plant in Europe
In this edition of Views from Above, we spotlight Poland’s coal-fired Bełchatów Power Station, which was the top GHG emitter in the European Union’s Emissions Trading System in 2022.
As part of an ongoing Climate TRACE series, we are interviewing individual coalition members about their work. We recently caught up with Lucas Kruitwagen, Chief Technology Officer, and Ashank Sinha, Head of Heavy Industry, at TransitionZero, which provides data on electricity, steel, cement and other industrial sectors to help create a global economy-wide emissions inventory.
Altana's Value Chain Management System now incorporates point-source greenhouse gas emissions data from Climate TRACE
Altana, the world’s first Value Chain Management System, announced a strategic collaboration with Climate TRACE, a non-profit coalition of organizations which has built a timely, open, and accessible inventory of site-specific greenhouse gas emissions data.
Climate TRACE and Clean Air Fund explore estimating PM2.5 and other non-GHG co-pollutant emissions from assets globally
Supported by the Clean Air Fund, coalition member Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL) explores the potential of adapting Climate TRACE methodology to PM2.5 and other non-GHG forms of air pollution.
The United States’ clean energy leader is also its number-one source of electricity emissions. Welcome to the Lone Star State, aka the China of the U.S. in terms of fossil fuel historical dominance — as well as record-setting wind and solar.
Views from Above: SOHSHU MARU (LNG tanker), The Bahamas
Built in 2019, SOHSHU MARU is an LNG tanker flagged to The Bahamas. Prominent Japanese companies Jera and MOL — which specialize in power generation and transportation/shipping, respectively — currently own the ship in a joint venture.
We recently sat down with Debbie Gordon, Senior Principal, Climate Intelligence at RMI, where she manages the team working on oil and gas solutions with a focus on mitigating methane.
The Climate TRACE database, mobilized by the global tech community, provides an inventory of emissions of more than 352 million assets, and its data is freely available to the public. Learn how to use the data base by watching this video.
Inside the Post-Pandemic Power Sector’s Emissions Ups and Downs
WattTime - Coalition member WattTime dug deeper into G20 countries’ power sector emissions trends for electricity generation — all cataloged in the detailed Climate TRACE data — and found three interesting trends 1) countries whose emissions climbed straight through the pandemic and have continued rising, 2) countries whose emissions fell but didn’t rebound, and which have continued falling, and 3) countries whose electricity emissions underwent sharp booms and busts.
We recently talked with Ted Nace, Executive Director of Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a nonprofit that develops and analyzes data on energy infrastructure, resources, and uses.
As Arctic ice thaws, questions around Arctic shipping heat up
Ocean shipping could climb significantly in the years ahead, with maritime trade expected to triple by 2050. But there are concerns that the changing climate will open up previously unnavigable or unviable trade routes — especially in the Arctic.
AI’s Paradox in the Power Sector—Unleashing Potential but Confronting Uncertainty
POWER - Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the power sector, offering unprecedented opportunities for efficiency and innovation. But as AI applications proliferate, new challenges are emerging. How will industry navigate the potential and challenges that accompany this digital revolution?
Testing the power of $500, and the tool tracking global emissions
Christian Science Monitor - Climate TRACE tracks millions of sources of greenhouse gas emissions. And a long-term study of universal basic income yields surprises.
The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Is a Climate Liability
Bloomberg - As massive ships like Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas tack on more energy-intensive amenities, emissions from the cruise industry are climbing.
LGPS Central flags ‘coolest climate tech’ at COP28
IP&E - Responsible investment specialists at local authority pension pool LGPS Central have praised Climate TRACE inventory and visualisation of physical asset-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data as arguably the “coolest climate tech” at COP28.
The Visionary Leaders Backing the Builders of AI for Humanity
Forbes - Vilas Dhar from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation discussed how Climate TRACE has innovated transformative approaches to tracking emissions worldwide.
Former VP Al Gore unveils new global database serving as pollution watchdog: ‘They have simply ignored lots of emissions that we can measure’
The Cool Down - Al Gore and his global coalition, Climate TRACE, have created a way to help decarbonize supply chains, by showing accurate emissions in stunning detail.
Bloomberg Zero - Akshat Rathi spoke with Al Gore at the Bloomberg Green Summit at COP28 in Dubai to ask him how to break the stranglehold petrostates have over COP, why tackling climate change solves many other major problems, and why big emitters can no longer hide.
Al Gore-Backed Group Has a Tool to Decarbonize Supply Chains
Bloomberg - Boeing, Tesla and GM are among the companies that have signed up to use the new database launched at COP28 that shows steel and aluminum supplier emissions in stunning detail.
CNN - Vilas Dhar, UN AI advisory board member and president of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, discusses how artificial intelligence can help people understand carbon footprints and track climate goals.
Axios House at COP28: AI’s Role in Decarbonization
Axios - Industry leaders globally weighed in on the opportunities and challenges of AI's efforts, including Climate TRACE, to reduce emissions and improve clean energy systems at an Axios House event during COP28 in Dubai.
Al Gore slams COP28 climate summit host UAE, says its emissions soared
Reuters - Climate advocate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore questioned the UAE's role hosting COP28, saying its position overseeing climate negotiations was an abuse of public trust.
Climate TRACE launches groundbreaking database to track global greenhouse gas emissions
EnergyPortal.eu - The global coalition has unveiled a groundbreaking database that provides detailed information about global greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate TRACE Unveils Open Emissions Database of More Than 352 Million Assets
The Climate TRACE inventory includes every country and territory in the world, every major sector of the global economy, and nearly every major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Tesla, Polestar, Boeing, and others have already moved swiftly to leverage the new dataset to pinpoint decarbonization opportunities in their supply chains.
Views from above: Gary Works (U.S. Steel), Gary, IN, USA
Located on the south shore of Lake Michigan and operational since 1908, Gary Works was once the largest steel plant in the world. According to Climate TRACE data, it was the steel industry’s largest source of GHG emissions in North America for 2021.
Cruise Ships Emissions During and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic
OceanMind and Climate TRACE take a look back at how the pandemic — and associated lockdowns — impacted emissions from the cruise ship industry, as well as how emissions have tracked since COVID-related travel restrictions have lifted.
How Climate TRACE and the JIM Foundation are Bringing Greater Transparency to Financed GHG Emissions
"This partnership with JIM foundation will add an important layer of transparency to the issue of asset financing, so the world understands more about what’s driving the climate crisis and so banks, investors, and others can have the information they need to mitigate risk and reduce their financed emissions" shared Gavin McCormick, Climate TRACE co-founder.
Intel from Above: Spotting Methane Super-Emitters with Satellites
Data from methane-sensing satellites help shape Climate TRACE inventories and make hidden emissions visible.
A new report and web tool from our partners at RMI are designed to help users understand and assess satellite “completeness” as it relates to pinpointing and tracking large point-sources of methane. These sources are difficult to track but have an outsized impact on our climate.
