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The Tanager-1 satellite has been successfully launched! 🛰 🙌 Tanager-1 will target methane super-emitters with emissions of >100 kg per hour with zooming capabilities. Let's see how Tanager-1 data will complement global methane monitoring capabilities to enhance compliance monitoring practices for more effective methane emission abatement.

This is significant, not only in terms of the accuracy and breadth of the data it will provide, but also because the data will be publicly available. This is a big win for methane data transparency!

As extreme weather events become more frequent, we must prioritize sustainability, reduce emissions, and invest in renewable energy to build a resilient future and enhance long-term value. https://lnkd.in/d3exqYxz

Results of a new experiment show the camera flying on the NASA GOES-16, GOES-18 and the newly launched GOES-19 satellites, is able to pinpoint leaks or venting of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—as often as every seven seconds. This is great news for those looking for additional tools to detect #MethaneEmissions 🛰️ #EarthObservation #RemoteSensing #ClimateTech #TechNews https://lnkd.in/e5FDDvHy

We know greater transparency is required to tackle methane. But how can we get a fuller picture of methane emissions worldwide? Two satellite programs are up to the task, joining others in orbit to detect, quantify, and track methane emissions at different levels of granularity. MethaneSAT by Environmental Defense Fund acts like a wide-angle lens and measures methane over wide areas, detecting and aggregating emissions that we might not be seeing today. The Carbon Mapper Coalition satellite, led by Carbon Mapper, developed by Planet Labs with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory technology acts like a zoom lens, detecting large bursts of methane at specific facilities or pieces of equipment. BOTH views are important as we work together to provide the public data decision makers need to design and prioritize climate solutions.    https://lnkd.in/gwn8NV8R

How can we ensure that carbon projects are evaluated quickly and accurately to meet the urgent demands of a changing climate? As the world continues to prioritize sustainability, the need for rapid and precise carbon project screening has never been more critical. The Linked article by Orbify delves into the revolutionary impact of satellite data on streamlining these processes. Follow us for more info & visit www.co2bank.asia today and be part of the change! *Credit ORBIFY #CarbonBank #Orbify #SatelliteTechnology #SatelliteImagery #CarbonCrediting Click the link below to read the full article: https://bit.ly/3M1LwNG

🦸♂️We have a new ally to measure #polluting gases in the #atmosphere! And it is a satellite! 🛰️ The #MethaneSAT has begun orbiting Earth 🌎 to monitor methane emissions from industry. Placed in orbit on a SpaceX rocket and launched by the Environmental Defense Fund, a non-governmental organization based in the U.S. Together with Harvard University, through the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian and the New Zealand Space Agency, they'll be keeping a close eye on this gas that's accelerating #climatechange. 🔥 #Methane (CH4), along with #carbondioxide (CO2), are the gases that have the greatest impact on the greenhouse effect that causes climate change. Their timely tracking, especially where there are concentrations such as those from agriculture, oil and coal industry, as well as in waste landfills sites, will help the world to control their emissions that have an approximate 30% impact on #globalwarming. 🤔 Why is methane gas monitoring so important? #Information is power and, in this case, through the ability to take action to reduce #pollution and protect #health and the #environment based on data. Orbiting the Earth 15 times a day at 360 miles above ground and with more than 70 scientists and engineers overseeing its work, at Kunak Technologies SL we have found in this satellite a magnificent ally to complement the reliable and accurate measurements of our #airquality monitoring sensors. More info about the project here  👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/epMQyhnp

Here's a really exciting demonstration of the power of technology to address climate change. This is an article about the recent launch of a satellite that Ken Alex helped to catalyze the development of, and that is helping to inform the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at Berkeley Law's work on reducing methane emissions. The article is about how the Tanager-1 satellite, equipped with NASA's imaging spectrometer, will detect and quantify methane emissions with unprecedented accuracy and support governments, industries, and environmental groups in their effort to shape more effective climate policies. Thanks to my colleagues in Communications at University of California, Berkeley - School of Law for taking my rough draft of the article and shining it up. https://lnkd.in/gY5NKh5H #methane #technology #climatechange #environmentalpolicy

📣 A satellite to help track methane emissions? Yes! Check out this article below to learn more about the Tanager-1 satellite and CLEE's involvement with methane research 🌫 🛰

Transporter-10 launched today with a new type of satellite to monitor methane emissions and slow climate change. It’s another excellent collaborative effort on behalf of our planet. The new satellite can detect small emissions of methane over wide areas that other satellites can’t see. And it can pinpoint large emissions from single sources. The non-profit organization EDF has assembled a team of scientists and engineers from academia, commercial aerospace, and defense industries and raised about $88 million from philanthropic donors. The satellite was launched with a Space X rocket and scientists on earth will analyze satellite data using cloud-computing and AI technology developed by Google. At recent global climate talks, a coalition of oil and gas companies pledged to reduce their methane emissions by 80% to 90% by the end of the decade. This data can help. #climateaction #sustainability #greenbusinesslab