Below is a list of useful data sources on energy and emissions. Suggestions for additions are welcome, and please use the comments for this.
General
Gapminder – Excellent source for data visualization of a range of metrics
Carbon Emissions
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
International Energy Statistics
International Energy Agency CO2 emissions from fuel combustion
EIA – beta (potentially good source of US energy data. Still rough round the edges)
World Bank – Energy and Mining
National Electricity Data
US monthly electricity production by fuel source
Real time Solar PV production in Germany
Germany current electricity production
Elexon – Historic UK electricity production by sources
Ireland electricity generation and CO2 intensity
Spain electricity generation and CO2 intensity
Denmark electricity generation
EIA – US electricity production by state
PF Bach – Hourly renewable energy production for a few countries
Australia electricity production
Portugal electricity production
ENTSO – European production by country (mostly monthly)
ENTSO – European cross border electricity exchanges
Fraunhofer ISE – Renewable Energy Data for Germany
Coal
Population Issues
Nuclear
Historic capacity factors of nuclear power plants
Maps
Global solar and wind resource maps
Materials Production
Shipping
Here are some suggestions:
CDIAC for emissions: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/meth_reg.html
CDIAC for lots of things: http://cdiac.ornl.gov/
Global Carbon Budget: http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/
IEA: http://www.iea.org/co2highlights/
EDGAR: http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.php
UNFCCC, if you want the official data: http://unfccc.int/national_reports/items/1408.php
Eurostat has quite some stuff: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/environment/introduction
Pingback: Wind farms increase emissions: debunking a zombie claim | Carbon Counter
Pingback: Debunking Claim that Wind Energy Increases Emissions : Green Energy Dealer
Pingback: Debunking Claim that Wind Energy Increases Emissions | Alternative Energy Renewable Energy Pakistan