An environmental data company GHGSat based out of California detected methane emissions for the first time from space. The image was issued with a press release by the company showcasing the data of a cattle farm in California’s Joaquin valley.
The sales director at GHGSat Brody Wight said that this is the first time scientists managed to capture the methane emissions from cattle farming using satellite imagery. He further added that the firm has three high-resolution satellites in orbit which were also used to record the emissions from the open-pit coal mines in the past.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has reported that the methane emissions from cattle farming have major negative impacts on the environment. The 10% of total global GHG emissions contribution is from cattle farming as per the reports. The cattle farming industry is huge in California and according to the California Cattlemen’s Association 2019 data, the state has about 6,50,000 cows.
Methane emissions can be used as a great source of energy and while highlighting the same GHGSat in the statement said, “If these emissions were sustained for just one year, enough gas would be released to power 15,402 homes”.
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