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Study finds landfill point source emissions have an outsized impact and opportunity to tackle U.S. waste methane
Study finds landfill point source emissions have an outsized impact and opportunity to tackle U.S. waste methane
Analysis of 1M aerial measurements reveals insights from oil and gas production in key regions
A new study is helping close the gap between estimated and actual emissions in key oil and gas producing regions — intelligence that is critical to stopping them.
Carbon Mapper Launches New Data Portal – Unlocking New Insights and Accessibility
Carbon Mapper launch an updated data portal and its first set of developer APIs. The revamped data portal gives users new insights into regional and sector-specific emissions, better functionality, and overall easier navigation and use.
News
El Mercurio: Mapping Methane in Chile with NASA Technology
With NASA technology, methane emissions are being mapped in Chile. Using infrared images, taken from an airplane, the main sources of emissions can be detected and quantified.
AP: Difficulty Measuring Methane Slows Plan to Slash Emissions
What’s the technological landscape for detecting methane emissions? Here’s a rundown from The Associated Press, as pressure mounts to mitigate emissions.
Waste Methane: Working with NASA’s EMIT
Carbon Mapper will use data from NASA’s EMIT mission, plus current airborne and future satellite instruments, to survey waste sites for methane emissions, thanks to a major grant from the Grantham Foundation.
Insights
Data Dispatch: Repeat Observations of Global Waste Methane Sources
Frequently monitoring high emissions point sources in the waste sector is important to better understand the causes of these emissions and how they change over time, so they can be effectively managed.
Carbon Mapper Share New Data Portal and Research Insights at 2023 AGU Fall Meeting
Carbon Mapper scientists join thousands of participants at the 2022 annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting to advance Earth and space sciences.
Unlocking the Scale and Impact of Satellites to Detect and Quantify Methane
During New York Climate Week, experts across industry, government and NGOs discussed how advanced technologies, like satellites, are quickly evolving and providing opportunities for more comprehensive measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of global methane emissions.