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Study offers framework for assessing methane intensity of O&G operators
A peer-reviewed study of the Permian Basin offers a new empirical framework for assessing methane emissions intensity across oil and gas operations, opening up possibilities for future analysis of other O&G regions.
Carbon Mapper Launches Chile Airborne Surveys to Pinpoint Sources of Methane
Carbon Mapper has launched an airborne survey in Chile to pinpoint sources of methane, supporting the country’s efforts to understand emissions and setting a model for Latin America.
Carbon Mapper Launches New Initiative to Guide Global Action on Solid Waste Methane Emissions Thanks to $8M Commitment from the Grantham Foundation
Carbon Mapper announces a new $8M initiative with funding from the Grantham Foundation to fill gaps in societal and scientific understanding of methane emissions from solid waste sites worldwide.
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
Methane Matters: A Complex but Critical Greenhouse Gas
This post is the first of Carbon Mapper’s Methane Remote Monitoring Education Series, which intends to demystify key concepts and topics about methane and what it takes to measure and monitor this important greenhouse gas.
Carbon Mapper Takes Research Insights to 2022 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.
COP27: Momentum Builds Around Methane Reductions
The push to curb global methane emissions ramped up this year at COP27, propelling the methane moment established at COP26 into momentum this year.