Satellites map huge methane plumes from oil and gas
Huge plumes of the warming gas methane have been mapped globally for the first time from oil and gas fields using satellites.The new research found plumes covering vast areas, sometimes stretching to 200 miles - the leaks are thought to be mostly unintended.
Scientists believe that cutting methane emissions is an "easy win" in tackling climate change, because it's a very potent gas usually released by humans in leaks that can be stopped relatively easily.suggested that 30-50% of the current rise in temperatures is down to methane. But collecting data from the atmosphere "offers a more rigorous approach to emissions accounting, more independent and more transparent", he explains.
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