Industries
Actionable Methane Intelligence
Methane Monitoring Across Every Industry That Emits It
Across oil and gas, waste management, coal, and agriculture, methane emissions are routinely estimated from activity data, modeled from historical averages, or simply self-reported by the operators producing them. Independent verification is rare. The result is a global methane inventory that is structurally underestimated and a growing body of satellite evidence that confirms the gap.
GHGSat operates the world’s largest high-resolution methane monitoring satellite constellation. Since 2016, we have provided directly measured, independently verified, facility-level methane data to operators, regulators, financial institutions, and governments who need emissions intelligence they can trust and act on.
Oil & Gas
GHGSat satellite data screens your entire asset base—well pads, compressor stations, pipelines, and offshore platforms—continuously and at 100 kg/hr sensitivity, identifying emission events between ground inspection cycles and flagging the operations that account for a disproportionate share of total losses. Aircraft surveys then deliver source-level attribution at sub-meter resolution, producing the quantified emission rates and component-level intelligence needed for OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard reporting, MiQ certification, and EPA Subpart W compliance. Together, satellite and airborne methane data give operators, compliance teams, and executives independently verified numbers to reduce regulatory exposure, recover lost product, and report with confidence.
Landfills
GHGSat satellite data identifies which landfills in a portfolio are the highest emitters, distinguishing between sites performing to gas-capture design and those leaking at the surface—replacing model-based IPCC Tier 2 estimates with directly measured, site-specific emission rates that hold up to regulatory and investor scrutiny.
Airborne surveys complement satellite screening by mapping emission plumes across individual waste cells with sub-meter resolution, pinpointing underperforming gas collection zones, and providing the before-and-after measurement evidence needed to verify cover repairs, flare upgrades, and gas extraction improvements. The result is a single, independently verified source of truth across your entire portfolio supporting ESG disclosure, capital prioritization for landfill gas investment, regulatory submissions, and the accurate Scope 1 reporting that a 50% emissions reduction target demands.
Mining
GHGSat satellites provide continuous, independent measurement of methane from ventilation shafts, longwall panels, and post-mining gob areas at underground and surface coal operations worldwide, delivering facility-level emission rates that operators and governments cannot produce cost-effectively any other way.
Airborne surveys offer higher-sensitivity follow-up measurements at specific mine complexes, attributing emissions to individual ventilation points or drainage infrastructure and generating the quantified data needed for methane drainage program design, regulatory reporting, and national inventory submissions. Whether you are a mine operator managing compliance obligations, a government agency building a coal-sector methane inventory, or a financial institution assessing transition risk in mining portfolios, satellite and aircraft methane data from GHGSat gives you independently verified evidence that modeled estimates cannot provide.
Government
GHGSat satellite data gives government agencies and regulators independently produced, facility-level methane measurements that can be embedded into regulatory oversight workflows, screening industrial sectors for high-emitting sites; supporting enforcement prioritization; strengthening national inventory reporting under UNFCCC commitments; and providing the evidence base for emissions trading scheme design, CBAM policy, and methane reduction target setting.
Airborne surveys enable deeper investigation of priority sites identified through satellite screening, delivering the source-attributed, high-confidence emission rates needed to substantiate enforcement actions, validate operator-reported data, and generate the documented measurement evidence that regulatory proceedings require. Under the UK Methane Monitoring program, GHGSat data was used by the Environment Agency to identify over 100 high-emission sites across England; it was cited in House of Lords and Climate Change Committee reports and was embedded in the Chief Regulator’s Report—demonstrating what independent satellite methane data means for government decision-making in practice.
Finance
GHGSat provides financial institutions with facility-level, satellite-verified methane emissions data attributed to individual operators and assets across oil and gas, waste, coal, and agriculture, enabling lenders, asset managers, and insurers to compare reported emissions against independent satellite measurements, identify assets with elevated methane intensity, and meet TCFD, SFDR, and financed emissions disclosure obligations with data that withstands due diligence.
Where portfolio exposure requires closer examination at specific operators or assets, airborne methane surveys provide higher-resolution, source-attributed emission data that satellite screening alone cannot deliver, supporting engagement with investees on emission reduction commitments and providing the evidence layer for stewardship and divestment decisions. The result is portfolio-level methane visibility that no operator disclosure program can match—giving climate risk teams, ESG analysts, and boards the independent measurement basis to manage transition risk, drive alpha in sustainable investment, and back-test emissions modelling against what satellites have actually observed.
Agriculture
GHGSat satellite data provides the first commercially available, independently verified methane measurements across the full range of agricultural emission sources—from beef feedlots and dairy manure lagoons to palm oil effluent ponds and flooded rice paddies—replacing herd-count and area-based estimates with directly observed emission rates that operators, supply chain managers, and investors can disclose and defend.
Airborne surveys deliver higher-sensitivity, source-level measurement at individual farms, mills, or processing operations, attributing emissions to specific lagoons, pens, or treatment areas and generating the quantified data needed for Scope 1 reporting, carbon market MRV, and pre- and post-mitigation verification of biogas capture, feed additive programs, and water management changes. Together, satellite and aircraft data give agricultural producers, food companies, commodity traders, and regulators the evidence to move from modelled Scope 3 estimates to measurement-based supply chain accountability
Case Study
Confirming Zero Super-Emitters Across 3,963 km of Gas Pipelines
CASE STUDY │ OIL & GAS │ APA GROUP
APA Group needed to assess methane emissions across thousands of kilometers of gas transmission infrastructure in Australia at a coverage scale and speed that ground-based inspection could not deliver.
DATA.AIR conducted an aerial methane survey across APA’s pipeline network, covering 3,963 km in approximately 60 flight hours, delivering source-attributed emission data across the full transmission corridor. Zero super-emitter events detected. Absence of significant emission sources confirmed along the full pipeline length. One incidental emission source identified during commissioning activities and immediately actioned. APA integrated the results directly into their Climate Report 2023.
Replacing Model-Based Estimates with Measured Reality Across a Global Landfill Portfolio
CASE STUDY │ WASTE MANAGEMENT │ VEOLIA
Veolia operates over 150 landfills worldwide and has committed to a 50% Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction by 2032. Their existing inventories relied on IPCC Tier 2 models that varied in accuracy across sites and could not identify which specific landfills were driving the most emissions.
DATA.SAT was deployed across Veolia’s highest-emitting landfills, providing independent satellite measurements that could be compared directly against modeled emission estimates—revealing site-specific emission behavior, seasonal variability, and the gap between modeled and actual performance at priority sites. Independent measurements validated or challenged model assumptions at each site. A small number of landfills were confirmed as driving the majority of Scope 1 emissions, allowing Veolia to concentrate reporting accuracy improvements and capital decisions where they mattered most. Data was integrated into corporate reporting and used to inform landfill gas-capture planning.
Embedding Satellite Methane Data into National Regulatory Oversight
CASE STUDY │ GOVERNMENT & REGULATORS | UK ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
The UK government needed an independent, scalable method to identify high-methane emission sites across industrial sectors—agriculture, waste, and oil and gas—that could be embedded into regulatory workflows and used to inform policy rather than relying solely on operator self-reporting.
Through the UK Satellite Applications Catapult program, GHGSat provided satellite methane data to 120 organizations across England. Emission alerts were embedded into Environment Agency regulatory planning workflows, with results delivered to the agency on an ongoing basis.
Over 100 high-emission sites were identified across agriculture, waste management, and oil and gas sectors. 23,395 tCO₂e mitigated. Results cited in the 2023–2024 Environment Agency Chief Regulator’s Report and referenced in House of Lords and Climate Change Committee reports. The program established satellite methane monitoring as a mainstream tool for UK regulatory oversight.
Talk to an Expert
The Emissions You Can’t See Are the Ones That Define Your Risk.
Whether you are managing regulatory exposure across an oil and gas portfolio, working toward a credible Scope 1 target for a waste operation, assessing financed emissions in a lending book, or developing a national methane policy—GHGSat gives you the independent measurement data to make decisions on solid ground. Talk to an expert and find out what our satellite and airborne methane monitoring would reveal about your specific situation.