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8 Νοε 2022 · November 8 2022. New initiative to characterize, study and monitor landfills, globally, working with NGOs and local partners on mitigation. Team presents map at COP27 highlighting 100+ methane-emitting landfills. Waste management is responsible for ~18% of global methane emissions.
Direct measurements from satellite and aircraft flyovers are detecting large methane plumes from landfills that aren't captured in the formulas that EPA relies on. Source for emissions estimates: EPA, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990 - 2021.
26 Οκτ 2023 · A first-of-its-kind waste map under development shows methane emissions at landfills around the world in new fight against climate change. A global methane map will be launched as a...
20 Σεπ 2024 · Select a state on the map or in the table below to access an Excel file of landfills and projects located in that state. This map also provides a snapshot of the operational project and candidate landfill counts by state.
30 Σεπ 2024 · There are more than 1,100 municipal solid waste landfills in the U.S. Those landfills are the country’s third-largest source of methane – a powerful climate pollutant that has 80 times more warming power than carbon dioxide in the short term.
5 Μαρ 2024 · Improved emissions estimates show that across the globe, methane emissions from individual landfills have been underestimated by up to 200%.
Our GHGSat satellite constellation has detected both large and small methane emissions from landfills, worldwide, including sites across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia, Central America, Central Asia and the USA.
