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EDC Serial Number
EDC0000052
Title
Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA)
Data Location
https://www.cgdev.org/topics/carbon-monitoring-action
Linked Dataset outside of EDC
Description
CARMA is a database containing information about the carbon emissions of over 60,000 power plants and 20,000 power companies worldwide. Power generation accounts for 40% of all CO
2
emissions in the United States and about one-quarter of global emissions. CARMA is the first global inventory of a major, emissions-producing sector of the economy. It cased being updated in 2012 but is available for downloading from the link.
DOI
(none given)
Sector
Commercial
Coverage
World
Detail is mainly for the USA, but some global coverage available, particularly in syntheses.
Start: 01/01/2004
End: 31/12/2012
Data is aggregated for 2004, 2009 and a future projection.
Usage Rights for this Data
Open Access
This data may be freely used for any purpose
Data Type
Website
Parameter Names
Units
(none given)
Number of Records
(none given)
IEA Category
Nuclear Fission and Fusion
Renewable Energy Sources
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal
Creator of the Data
Confronting Climate Change Initiative
Data made available by
Center for Global Development
Format
Various
Language
English
Project
International
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Other Information
CARMA is produced and financed by the
Center for Global Development
, an independent and non-partisan think tank located in Washington, DC. The objective of CARMA.org is to equip individuals with the information they need to forge a cleaner, low-carbon future. By providing complete information for both clean and dirty power producers, CARMA hopes to influence the opinions and decisions of consumers, investors, shareholders, managers, workers, activists, and policymakers. CARMA builds on experience with public information disclosure techniques that have proven successful in reducing traditional pollutants. For power plants within the U.S., CARMA relies upon data reported to the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy by the plant operators themselves. CARMA also includes official reported emissions for many plants in the European Union, Canada, India, and South Africa and annual generation for all of the worlds nuclear power plants, as reported by the International Atomic Energy Agency. For non-reporting plants, CARMA estimates electricity generation and CO2 emissions using statistical models that have been fitted to detailed U.S. plant data and unit-level engineering and fuel specifications. CARMA v3.0 reports emissions for the year 2004, 2009, and the future (based on planned construction and retirements). CARMA also aggregates data on individual plants to the level of companies and several geographic entities (continents, countries, states/provinces, and cities worldwide, with additional reports for U.S. metro areas, congressional districts, and counties). CARMA is meant to be a repository of the best available information on power sector carbon emissions. Our policy is to correct any errors or omissions if suggested revisions are verified by an independent third party.
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