Our World in Data

This award recognises an open-access research publication that has fundamentally transformed how the world understands greenhouse gas emissions. By compiling, standardising, and visualising CO₂ data across every country with consistent historical coverage, it has turned a fragmented and technical field into an accessible, trusted resource. Through interactive explorers, country profiles, and clear data storytelling, it empowers policymakers, journalists, educators, and citizens to move beyond anecdote and opinion, grounding climate conversations in verifiable, long-term empirical evidence.

The platform’s influence is measurable and deep. Its work is cited by multilateral organisations such as the UN and academic bodies including the IPCC, while its CO₂ emissions page consistently ranks at the top of global search results, reaching over four million readers each month. Beyond the page itself, its leadership has earned the Climate Change Communication Prize and the Unwin Award 2026, recognising a rare ability to communicate urgent climate data with clarity, rigour, and a constructive, solutions‑focused perspective. By transforming raw numbers into understanding and anxiety into informed action, this publication has become an indispensable pillar of modern climate communication. For making climate data universally accessible, rigorously accurate and genuinely actionable, Our World in Data receives this recognition.

Score: 91

Reference: https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions