CO2Scorecard: User Feedback and Reviews
Written by: Shakeb Afsah and Michael Aller • Aug 08, 2010
Topic: General
Since its initial launch on Earth Day 2010, CO2Scorecard.org has turned a few heads among those who follow data on carbon emissions, or the graphical display and analysis of data in general. A leading climate policy blogger Prof. Roger Pielke Jr of University of Colorado introduced CO2Scorecard to his readers soon after we launched the site. CO2Scorecard was also featured on Infosthetics.com, a weblog that explores the symbiotic relationship between creative design and the field of information visualization. These two sources helped popularize CO2Scorecard to many users around the world.
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The most comprehensive independent review of the site was provided by a leading sustainable business group called JustMeans. Their news writer Madeline Ravich provides a detailed discussion of the data visualization tools available at CO2Scorecard, and we would encourage our visitors to read it as a quick introduction to the site.
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CO2Scorecard.org has also recently been cited in the United Nations Environment Program’s 2010 report on Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment.
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CO2Scorecard Gets Recognition in Australia
CO2Scorecard.org has attracted particular attention in Australia, where it has been cited by the Chief Scientist for the Australian government Prof. Penny Sackett in a presentation on carbon emission patterns. CO2Scorecard’s national scorecard has also been cited by the legislative leader of the Australian Green Party (Senator Bob Brown) in advocating a “green growth” path for Australia’s economy. The link to CO2Scorecard posted by Senator Brown on his facebook generated a series of lively comments.
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Twitter Feeds
Finally, CO2 Scorecard moved the meter on Twitter as well. Below are a couple of highlights from several comments on CO2Scorecard.org’s suite of data analysis and visualization tools. We are encouraged by such comments from site users.
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UPDATE 1-Oct-2010:
IFC highlights CO2SCorecard
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