13 Years of Detailed U.S. CO2 Emissions Data. © Kevin Gurney et al./Nature Scientific Data
America’s biggest Carbon polluters: NAU team releases 13 years of U.S. CO₂ data.
Researchers at Northern Arizona University have released detailed data showing carbon dioxide emissions across the United States from 2010 to 2022.
The first release in a new data series comes from a study led by Professor Kevin Gurney of NAU’s School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems. Published today in Scientific Data, the study includes a database covering 13 years of U.S. CO₂ emissions. Future releases will provide even more detail, including emissions by neighborhood, city, road segment, and individual industrial facilities.
The purpose of the data is to help businesses, cities, and communities better understand the sources of emissions, enabling them to make more informed, data-driven decisions about environmental policy.
Gurney and his team have spent nearly 20 years developing detailed maps of U.S. carbon emissions. The new release is the fourth version of the Vulcan system, which tracks CO₂ emissions from burning coal, oil, and natural gas across the country, showing when and where the fuel is used.
Gurney, who specializes in atmospheric science, ecology, and public policy, said:
“The U.S. taxpayers have a right to this data. Despite the science funding cuts and threats to federal science data reporting, my team will continue to produce and share data critical to understanding climate change and environmental quality. With the proposed rule to end the United States Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas reporting program, this data is more important than ever.”
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