Remote sensing tools like the Carbon Mapper Coalition satellite program are helping fill gaps in effectively measuring and understanding landfill emissions. 🔎 🗑 By detecting, pinpointing, and quantifying landfill methane emissions, we're working to accelerate local climate action, globally. 🌏
The EPA is set to update emissions standards for landfills in 2025, aiming to curb climate "super pollutants" like methane—an incredibly potent greenhouse gas. This initiative, announced at the White House Super Pollutants Summit, addresses a significant source of methane emissions: municipal solid waste landfills. Key Points: https://lnkd.in/ggEFiNd9 The EPA’s updated rules will incorporate advanced monitoring tools to tackle this issue effectively. Additionally, collaborations with NOAA and United Airlines aim to enhance greenhouse gas monitoring from commercial flights, and NASA is working on a satellite to track methane plumes in real-time. 🚀 As Riley Duren from Carbon Mapper notes, “Tackling methane emissions at modern landfills is a 21st-century problem that requires 21st-century solutions.” #ClimateAction #EPA #MethaneReduction #SuperPollutants #EnvironmentalPolicy #Sustainability #Innovation