Sectors and Themes
Energy
Scale
National
Expertise Level
Generalist
Practitioner
Resource Type
Analysis Tools
Platforms
Guidance
EDF project page: https://www.edf.org/methanesat
Language
English
Developer or Source
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
An unprecedented research effort involving hundreds of scientists and industry experts revealed that methane emissions across the U.S. oil and gas supply chain were far greater than government estimates suggested. The industry faces similar concerns worldwide.
MethaneSAT will locate and quantify methane emissions from oil and gas operations almost anywhere on Earth and track progress over time. The free data will enable both companies and countries to identify, manage and reduce their emissions, and allow investors, gas buyers and the public to see and compare results.