This page provides an entry point for access to the datasets and guidance being developed by CEOS space agencies and partners in support of the goals of the Global Stocktake process of the Paris Climate Agreement.
The Global Stocktake is a fundamental component of the Paris Agreement, being used to monitor its implementation and evaluate the collective progress made in achieving the agreed goals. The Global Stocktake (GST) thus links implementation of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) with the overarching goals of the Paris Agreement, and has the ultimate aim of raising climate ambition.
CO2 & CH4 Fluxes
Regional/global scale products to assess efforts at overall greenhouse gas emission reduction.
Above Ground Biomass
Above ground biomass products: NCEO Africa Biomass, IceSat-2 Boreal Biomass, JPL Global Biomass, GEDI Biomass, ESA CCI Biomass.
Forests
Global Forest Watch global tree cover loss generated annually (30 metres). New 5-year epochal global tree height maps, from 2021.
Mangroves
Global Mangrove Watch, mangrove extent and change with spatial resolution of 25 metres and covering eleven annual epochs.
Agriculture
World Cereal prototype global 10 metre crop products for wheat and maize. National pilot products are available for five countries.
Land Cover
Land cover products: WorldCover, CCI, HILDA+, Copernicus annual global land cover service.
Fire
The Sentinel-3 World Fire Atlas developed by the European Space Agency utilises Sentinel-3A SLSTR to detect fire and high temperature events on a global scale during nighttime.
User Stories and Inspiration
Explore how these datasets have been successfully applied by users and countries.
Systematic Observations of the Earth
Systematic observations of the Earth’s atmosphere and surface from ground-based, airborne and space-based sensors can support both the Mitigation and Adaptation goals of the Paris Agreement.
Direct measurements of atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations can be analysed to track GHG trends in their net emissions and removals on spatial scales spanning large urban areas, to nations, to the globe. They also support the development of top-down atmospheric inventories of GHG emissions and removals that can be used to assess the completeness and accuracy of the bottom-up methods used to compile biennial inventory reports.
High spatial resolution observations of land cover type, above-ground biomass and disturbances such as fires, severe weather and climate change can provide direct support for the development of bottom-up emissions inventories for agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU).
These data also provide capacity to respond to change rather than simply observing what has happened in the past. They allow us to identify opportunities for improving resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change and fostering low GHG emissions development.
Copernicus Sentinel-2 (EC/ESA)
Space Agency Response
Recognising these opportunities, CEOS space agencies have embarked on a broad range of activities to support the GST. To coordinate observations across the carbon cycle, CEOS has produced a series of three roadmaps, each addressing a specific segment of the carbon cycle. The carbon roadmaps are:
These roadmaps define a series of short, mid and long term actions required to support observations of the carbon cycle - including in support of the GST.
Following the development of pilot products for the first GST in 2023, the attention has now turned to producing operational products which can support reporting at the second GST in 2028, and beyond.
The resources on this page provide a single point of access to all the datasets and guidance resulting from the pilot activities, as well as a handful of operational products, as a convenient reference for Parties, and for scientific and other users to access, understand and apply the data. Descriptions are provided for each dataset, along with links to the data itself, available user manuals or guidance documentation, and point of contact information is given in each case. Please follow the links above for further details and access to the datasets of interest.
Copernicus Sentinel-2 (EC/ESA)
