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Disclosure at its Best: Companies Come Forward with Information


Transparency is central to CARMA’s objective of reducing carbon emissions through public disclosure. So when the CLP Group in China approached us about our figures for their Castle Peak power plant in Hong Kong, we took notice and responded promptly. Indeed, it is CARMA’s policy to replace our data if high-quality, plant-specific, independently verified […]

Welcome to CARMA!


We are pleased to announce the launch of the Carbon Monitoring for Action database at www.carma.org. CARMA provides the world’s most detailed and comprehensive information on carbon emissions resulting from the production of electricity. Power sector emissions make up 25% of the global total, 40% of carbon emissions in the United States, and are a […]

David Wheeler & Kevin Ummel

David Wheeler is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development, where he works on issues related to climate change, natural resource conservation, African infrastructure development, sustainable development indicators and the allocation of development aid. From 1993-2006, as a Lead Economist in the World Bank's Development Research Group, he directed a team that worked on environmental policy and research issues in collaboration with policymakers and academics in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Ghana and other developing countries. During the past three years, he and his colleagues have initiated a climate change research program in the World Bank's Development Research Group, as well as collaborating with the Bank's Africa Region on a cost-effective strategy for road network upgrading in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kevin Ummel is part of the Confronting Climate Change Initiative at the Center for Global Development where he works with David Wheeler in assessing the sources, impacts, and policy implications of global warming. His current research includes the monitoring and public disclosure of carbon emissions through CGD's Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) project as well as the use of global climate models and geographic analysis to better understand the socioeconomic impacts of climate change. Kevin also assists President Nancy Birdsall in her work on income distributions and the middle class. He is a recipient of the Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research from Stanford University, where he graduated with honors.