The Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) is an information and analysis tool on global climate change developed by the World Resources Institute. It contains a truly impressive array of databases and graphics, excellent for delving deeply into questions of who, what, when, where and why greenhouse gases are being produced. It has data for the world and the US (see above) and also looks at vulnerability and adaptation in various places. CAIT has been and continues to be a stunning resource.
Now Google and the World Resources Institute have come up with some further very interesting and revealing graphic representations of greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas emissions intensity, and per capita greenhouse gas emissions, broken down by US state, specific (Kyoto-regulated) GHG, over time and by sector. This information is malleable and easy to work with, even if you’re just medium tech like me.
Meanwhile, the US Climate Action Network (USCAN) is providing us with an in-depth look at the commitments made by countries who have associated themselves with the Copenhagen Accord. The maps, charts and links have most useful information. According to USCAN, “138 countries, including the 27-member EU, are likely to or have engaged with the accord, representing 86.76% of global emissions.”
I would be remiss in not pointing you in the direction of these interactive graphs from the FT. They depict carbon emissions past and projected, broken down by country, sector and with and without land-use changes factored into the equations. These are also quite easy to work with and most informative.
If you’re even a little wonky, you can spend hours looking over these graphics and come away with a ton of useful data.
