What data is Net Zero data?

It is our aim to create a platform with the required tools and frameworks to simplify the discovery and sharing of Net Zero data sets.

However this leads to the inevitable question… “what data sets are Net Zero ones?”

This is something we have thought about, as we plan to create our centralised platform to make Net Zero data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

Unfortunately nobody has so far mapped out the entire Net Zero data ecosystem. So it is not yet possible to point to a single comprehensive catalogue of agreed data sources.

But some public sector organisations and private sector companies have started this task.

For example, this recent piece of work was commissioned by the UK Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy at the end of 2021, to create a complete view of the data landscape of the systems relating to net zero across the land-use and heat & buildings sectors: https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/digital-outcomes-and-specialists/opportunities/15897

And the most comprehensive list of Net Zero data sources we have been able to find is this catalogue of 251 (at the time of publishing) Open Data sources from around the world compiled by CDP: https://data.cdp.net/browse?limitTo=datasets

Ultimately we believe that a marketplace for the discovery and exchange of all data and digital services related to Net Zero can include any open or shared data set, that includes (but is not limited to): the carbon usage of individuals, organisations & businesses, as well as details about local & global Greenhouse Gas [GHG] emissions, and data to enable offsetting/trading.

In short:
Net Zero data can be any data source that is related to the emission or impact of Greenhouse Gases by individuals, organisations or countries – regardless of their sector.