On December 4, 2023, AT COP28 the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced at the Global Methane Pledge Ministerial that Canada has published stronger oil and gas methane regulations to cut emissions from this potent greenhouse gas. Canada will make sure its revised methane laws yield […]
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This NPR report has taken a look at methane, how it affects our environment, and MethaneSAT’s role in controlling its effect.
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The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is set to launch MethaneSAT, a $90 million satellite designed to detect methane emissions globally with unprecedented precision. This technology is a game-changer because it can pinpoint methane hot-spots and identify under-reporting by countries. The EDF‘s satellite project builds upon their earlier efforts to measure […]
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Game Changing Methane Monitoring Technology MethaneSAT, which is a collaborative American-New Zealand space mission, is scheduled for launch in January 2024. Led by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund, this Earth observation satellite aims to monitor global methane emissions to combat climate change. In conjunction with MethaneSAT, MethaneAIR is currently tracking […]
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MethaneSAT has launched the MethaneAIR program, deploying advanced technology on a specially equipped jet aircraft to track methane emissions across North America. This complements the upcoming MethaneSAT satellite launch in early 2024, with the aim of helping both industry and regulators reduce methane emissions, a significant contributor to global warming. […]
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MethaneSAT, a nonprofit-funded satellite mission, has a vital goal of pinpointing methane emissions worldwide, a significant contributor to global warming. This mission comes in response to the cancellation of NASA’s GeoCarb project, which was designed to study carbon-based gases, leaving a critical gap in methane detection capabilities. MethaneSAT aims to […]
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The MethaneSAT satellite project, set to launch in early 2024, aims to precisely detect global methane emissions. This collaboration involves the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), academic scientists, private space industry, and philanthropic funding. MethaneSAT’s goal is to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities by 45 percent by 2025 […]
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