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  1. Carbon Mapper released the first methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) detections by the Tanager-1 satellite...Tanager-1 captured a methane plume detected at a landfill in Karachi, Pakistan with an estimated emission rate of 1,200 kg CH4 /h. It also revealed a plume of CO2 detected from a coal-fired power plant in Kendal, South Africa with an estimated emission rate of 600,000 kg CO2 /h. - From "Planetology" newsletter #tanager1 #earthobservation #Greenhouse_gas_emissions

  2. European governments shrinking railways in favour of road-building, report finds (The Guardian)

    The length of motorways in Europe grew 60% between 1995 and 2020 while railways shrank 6.5%.

    We should be talking less about fares and a lot more about infrastructure.

    theguardian.com/world/2023/sep

    #climate #climate_change #climate_crisis #europe #eu #european_union #transport #cars #public_transport #roads #rail #railways #infrastructure #greenhouse_gas_emissions #greenhouse_gas #air_pollution