Climate TRACE Facility GHG Emissions Scraper

Overview

The Climate TRACE Facility GHG Emissions Scraper is an Apify actor designed to extract per-facility greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data from the Climate TRACE database. Utilizing satellite-derived information, this actor provides valuable insights into emissions across various industries, including power plants, oil & gas, steel, cement, aviation, shipping, agriculture, mining, and manufacturing. The tool enables users to filter results by sector, country, and gas type, giving researchers, companies, and policymakers access to essential emissions data without requiring authentication.

Use Cases

• Sustainability Reporting: Companies can utilize this actor to enhance their sustainability reports with reliable emissions data.
• Climate Research: Researchers can analyze emissions data across different sectors and countries for climate impact studies.
• Policy Making: Regulators can track emissions trends to support policy decisions and meet climate goals effectively.
• Carbon Accounting: Scope-3 carbon accounting SaaS platforms can integrate this data to improve client services.
• Journalism: Climate journalists can access accurate data for investigative stories on pollution and its impact on climate change.

Input

The actor accepts the following input fields:

• sectors: array of sector slugs (default: ["electricity-generation", "oil-and-gas-production"])
• countries: array of ISO-3 country codes (default: ["all"])
• gases: array of gas types, including ["co2e_100yr", "co2e_20yr", "co2", "ch4", "n2o"] (default: ["co2e_100yr"])
• includeOwners: boolean to include owner/operator company data (default: true)
• includeConfidence: boolean to include Climate TRACE confidence scores (default: true)
• maxItems: integer for the maximum records to return

Output

Each record retrieved will contain the following fields:

• asset_id
• native_id
• asset_name
• country_iso3
• sector
• subsector
• reporting_entity
• lat
• lon
• gas
• emissions_quantity_t
• activity
• activity_units
• capacity
• capacity_units
• capacity_factor
• emissions_factor
• emissions_factor_units
• owners (JSON string)
• confidence (JSON string)
• asset_url

Example

To retrieve emissions data for power generation facilities in the USA focusing on CO2 emissions, you can set your input as follows:

{
  "sectors": ["electricity-generation"],
  "countries": ["USA"],
  "gases": ["co2"],
  "includeOwners": true,
  "includeConfidence": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}

When executed, the actor will return a maximum of 100 records for electricity generation facilities in the USA, including the required emissions data and associated company details.

Notes

• No Authentication Required: This actor uses data from Climate TRACE’s free API under the CC-BY 4.0 license, making it widely accessible for public use.
• First of Its Kind: This is the first Apify actor providing access to Climate TRACE data, ensuring unique and unmatched offerings for users.
• Global Coverage: With approximately 660 million assets across 11 sectors, this actor can be beneficial for comprehensive, global emissions analysis.

For any questions or feedback, please reach out to the developer community or check for updates on our GitHub repository!