Project description

Carbon Limits analyzed thousands of high-quality satellite imagery from GHGSat to identify emission sources of methane super emitters, determine annual emission rates, and estimate capital expenditures required to mitigate super emitters around the globe. The analysis informs decision-makers on financing and provide insights into methane emissions in a global context.

The results both complement and expand on existing analysis by directly linking super emitting events with emissions reduction opportunities.

The analysis focuses on the oil and gas and waste (landfills) sectors, which constitute the two of the world's three largest sectors of anthropogenic sources of methane emissions,

Carbon Limits developed three white papers and a supporting document as part of this analysis: 

1. Perspectives on Methane Super-Emitters: Determining: Emission Sources using Satellite Detections
2. High Opportunity, Low Cost: Optimizing Landfill Operations for Methane Mitigation
3. Translating Satellite Data into Abatement: A Technical Explanation for Satellite Insights on Global Methane Super-Emitters
4. Low Cost, High Impact: Satellite Insights on Global Methane Super-Emitters