Between the two downloads in 11/2019 and 02/2021, 44% of carbon emission observations (Scope 1 CO2 emissions) by one of the major ESG data providers have in some way been altered (added, deleted, or rewritten).
Depending on when you download the data, you might find almost a third more/less Gt CO2.
Aggregate scope 1 emissions downloaded at 2 different dates:
Author: Prof. Dr. Kornelia Fabisik
Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Bern // I do research in empirical corporate finance, corporate governance, ESG and sustainable finance. I am a recipient of the 2021 Lamfalussy Research Fellowship from the European Central Bank (ECB) as well as a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). I worked as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management from August 2020 to July 2022 and in August 2022, I joined the University of Bern.
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