“Methane is produced when living things decompose, it’s also in natural gas. It persists for just a short time in the atmosphere – unlike carbon dioxide – but methane is a much more potent global warming gas than CO2. The report says “urgent steps” are necessary in order to reduce methane if global warming is to be kept within a limit laid down in the Paris deal.”
One of the difficulties in tackling the methane problem has been knowing precisely where the gas is coming from. GHGSat multi-layered methane detection and monitoring services can pinpoint source emissions down to the individual facility level, providing industries with the data they need to implement and verify mitigation measures.
