Initiatives
Climate TRACE
THE MISSION
Track shipping sector emissions from container ships, tankers, cruise ships, and other large vessels — to support industry decarbonization.
THE CHALLENGE
Ocean shipping moves nearly 90% of the world’s goods — and leaves behind a heavy carbon wake. Right now the sector accounts for ~1 billion tonnes annually, or around 3% of global GHG emissions. That number is on track to triple by 2050.
Tracking those emissions is key to reducing them in collaboration with carriers, shippers, port cities, flag states, and other stakeholders. And because ocean shipping is central to Scope 3 emissions broadly, progress here unlocks progress everywhere.
But reliable data has been notoriously hard to come by — until now.
Tracking those emissions is key to reducing them in collaboration with carriers, shippers, port cities, flag states, and other stakeholders. And because ocean shipping is central to Scope 3 emissions broadly, progress here unlocks progress everywhere.
But reliable data has been notoriously hard to come by — until now.
THE SOLUTION
As a founding member and the shipping sector lead of nonprofit coalition Climate TRACE since the coalition’s inception in 2020, we’re powering timely, open, and granular emissions data for domestic and international shipping.
The coalition uses satellite imagery, remote sensing, and AI/ML to estimate emissions for every major GHG in every major sector and subsector, every country, state, more than 9,000 urban areas, and more than 660 million individual sources – making the Climate TRACE inventory the world’s most comprehensive, timely, and up-to-date database of greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate TRACE released its first free-to-use major emissions inventory in September 2021. As of early 2025, the coalition is releasing new asset-level data — including OceanMind’s shipping emissions — monthly.
The coalition uses satellite imagery, remote sensing, and AI/ML to estimate emissions for every major GHG in every major sector and subsector, every country, state, more than 9,000 urban areas, and more than 660 million individual sources – making the Climate TRACE inventory the world’s most comprehensive, timely, and up-to-date database of greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate TRACE released its first free-to-use major emissions inventory in September 2021. As of early 2025, the coalition is releasing new asset-level data — including OceanMind’s shipping emissions — monthly.
About Climate TRACE
The Climate TRACE coalition was formed by a group of AI specialists, data scientists, researchers, and nongovernmental organizations.
Current members include Carbon Yield; CTrees; Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability; Earth Genome; Former US Vice President Al Gore; Global Energy Monitor; Hypervine.io; Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab; OceanMind; RMI; TransitionZero; and WattTime.
Current members include Carbon Yield; CTrees; Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability; Earth Genome; Former US Vice President Al Gore; Global Energy Monitor; Hypervine.io; Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab; OceanMind; RMI; TransitionZero; and WattTime.
