MethaneSAT, by comparison, is designed to detect emissions across the planet with sufficiently high resolution to identify sources. The organization plans to make the data publicly available so that companies, policymakers and regulators can take action. “How can you do climate policy for methane if you don’t know where the sources are?” he said. Mr. Krupp, the Environmental Defense Fund president, is announcing the initiative at the TED2018 conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Much of the early money came from the Robertson Foundation, which has environmental work as part of its focus.

Source: New York Times April 11, 2018 23:53 UTC