TNPSC Thervupettagam
March 11 , 2024 283 days 414 0
  • MethaneSAT is a satellite which will track and measure methane emissions at a global scale was launched recently.
  • A US-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is the entity behind MethaneSAT.
  • MethaneSAT will orbit the Earth 15 times a day, monitoring the oil and gas sector.
  • It will create a large amount of data, which will tell “how much methane is coming from where, who’s responsible, and are those emissions going up or down over time
  • Methane is an invisible but strong greenhouse gas, and the second largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide.
  • It is responsible for 30 per cent of global heating since the Industrial Revolution.

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