Spying from space: How satellites can help identify and rein in a potent climate pollutant
grist.org
Methane levels in the atmosphere are rising. New satellites could help identify leaks from oil fields, landfills, and animal feed operations.

Mind you, identifying leaks isn’t enough; it takes actively fixing them and decommissioning the infrastructure which resulted in methane release in the first place.

  • thejevans
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    5 months ago

    They’re still based on self-reported data, unfortunately. This will change in some places in the next few years, but we’re not there yet.