Carbon data to drive climate action
Watershed has acquired VitalMetrics, maker of the world’s most comprehensive global carbon database. Together, we’re on a mission to bring better carbon data to organizations everywhere.
Solving the carbon data challenge
Dr. Sangwon Suh has spent 20 years building the foundations of global carbon data — as an architect of the GHG Protocol, IPCC author, and founder of VitalMetrics. He’s joining Watershed as Head Climate Scientist.
Most comprehensive global emissions database
VitalMetrics maintains CEDA, a multi-regional input output (MRIO) database with 60,000 emissions factors from 148 countries and 400 activities, updated twice per year. It covers 95% of global emissions and is cited in CDP reports by companies like Macy's, Coca-Cola, and AstraZeneca.
More actionable carbon footprints
The majority of carbon footprints rely on single-region models that do not account for the global nature of supply chains and give an incomplete picture of emissions. CEDA more granularly represents the complexity of global goods and services production—where regional energy systems and emissions profiles vary significantly.
CEDA methodology
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Global coverage
CEDA includes 60,000 emissions factors from 148 countries covering 95% of the world’s emissions
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Trusted source
Published and peer-reviewed methodology trusted by Fortune 500 companies to power their public disclosures
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Annual updates
Annual database updates including inflation and currency adjustments
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Hybrid-ready
Use partial primary data from suppliers and supplement with emissions factors to get the whole picture
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Detailed estimations
Only database available that provides detailed uncertainty characterizations
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Consistency
Methodology aligned with the principles and framework for life cycle assessment (ISO 14040)
Introducing CEDA Academic
To advance climate science research, we’re making CEDA data available for free to academic researchers and journalists. Join institutions like the University of Cincinnati and Stanford University by signing up for our private beta below.