Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I'm the "Environmental Bank" who possesses all the worldwide environmental issues. On February 14th, 2024, Google announced that they devised the methane-tracking satellite named "MethaneSAT", which collects data of methane-level on space. Before dealing with the issue, let's find out what the methane is.
What is methane?
Methane is a colorless, odorless gas, which is a primary contributor to the formation of greenhouse gases and global warming. Over 20 years, it is 80 times more potent at warming than carbon dioxide.
What is MethaneSAT?
MethaneSAT is a methane-tracking satellite deployed by Google and the environmental group Environmental Defense Fund. MethaneSAT is looking forward to being released next month.
What is the mission of MethaneSAT?
The mission of MethaneSAT is to cope with climate change by collecting data about methane levels around the world. This new satellite will orbit 300 miles around the Earth 15 times per day.
How MethaneSAT is different from other satellites?
- Better coverage and measurement
The new MethaneSAT will provide global, high-resolution coverage of methane emissions from oil and gas facilities. It can measure surface-level emissions from other major sources of human-caused methane emissions too.
- Quicker and less expensive to launch
Since MethaneSAT will specify the measurement of greenhouse gases to methane, the satellite will be less expensive and quicker to launch than the multi-function satellites from the government space agencies.
- Public data for all to see and use
MethaneSAT combines the economic advantages of each model and makes the results accessible to anyone. For example, EDF will use data supplied by MethaneSAT to better define the magnitude of the oil and gas methane challenge โ and its sources โ giving industry, investors and regulators an essential tool to spot problem areas, identify reductions and measure progress in reducing emissions.
How do the researchers assess MethaneSAT?
This tool could solve a significant problem for methane researchers.
Rob Jackson, Professor of Earth system science at Stanford
We think this information is incredibly valuable for energy companies, researchers and the public sector to anticipate and mitigate methane emissions in components that are generally most susceptible,
Yael Maguire, Vice president of geo sustainability at Google
Wrap-Up
As mentioned earlier, I also believe that the newly invented satellite would effectively address the significant methane-related challenges and truly be successful. Additionally, ongoing advancements in scientific fields continue to offer promising solutions to handle the impacts of climate change. Therefore, there is a sustainable hope for our future.
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