BBCNEWS BBC News November 2, 2021 17:04:00
Methane concentrations in the atmosphere have been steadily increasing, but because it breaks down so quickly in the air, the un says if we can cut emissions we can rapidly get rid of this powerful warming gas. that means urgently tackling the methane produced by the oil and gas industry, by agriculture and in our waste. technology can help. a new network of high resolution satellites can identify methane emissions from space, like the methane plume from this rubbish dump in the indonesian capital, jakarta. it's spewing methane equivalent to the c02 from three—quarters of a million cars. met...