How to cite the Fossil Fuel Atlas
Data, maps and visualisations hosted or prepared on the Fossil Fuel Atlas are under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license which allows any commercial or non-commercial use, as long as you cite the Fossil Fuel Atlas. Unless indicated otherwise, the Creative Commons license does not apply to photographs.
Form of citation
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On images: Fossil Fuel Atlas 2026, available online at:
www.fossilfuelatlas.org
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In written documentation: Fossil Fuel Atlas 2026: Stockholm Environment Institute, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development, and Global Energy Monitor. Available online at:
www.fossilfuelatlas.org
Please give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the Fossil Fuel Atlas or its sponsor organisations endorses you or your use.
Citing data from external providers
Licensing information for data provided by external providers can be found by visiting the link to the data source. Most of the information on the Atlas is openly available provided that it is correctly cited. However, different external providers have different licensing requirements. Please refer to the original source when determining how to cite these data sets, and confirm the licensing arrangements on the website of the original provider.
Permissions and privacy
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data privacy policy.