About
Motivation
This site is a purely private project, created out of interest in the sustainable transition and enthusiasm to monitor it as best as possible with publicly available data. Please note that no guarantee on data accuracy is given. Any feedback, constructive criticism, or direct contributions are very welcome and greatly appreciated!
Data sources
Whenever possible, the site uses data that can be retrieved automatically via API-requests. Most important data sources are:
| Source | Example data sets | Call |
|---|---|---|
| Eurostat | Energy balances, various monthly and yearly statistics | Automatic via API |
| Statistics Austria | Car registrations, installed heating systems, … | Manual downloads |
| Umweltbundesamt: National Inventory Report | GHG emission data of sub-sectors | Manual downloads |
| Umweltbundesamt: Klimadashboard | GHG emission data of sectors | Manual downloads |
Stack
The github page frontend was created using jekyll. The backend uses python, including sourcing and processing of all data, and chart generation. Charts are created with plotly. To view the source code as well as instructions how to set up the page locally please visit the Github source page.
Privacy
This page is hosted as a GitHub Pages website. GitHub may collect some user informations such as IP addresses upon visit of this website. For details see the explanation on GitHub pages and the there linked general Privacy Statement of GitHub. Besides data collected directly via GitHub, this page does not track any other data and does not collect any cookies.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. Efforts are undertaken to keep the information up to date and correct, however no representations or warranties of any kind are expressed or implied about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, data, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
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