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Today, the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s first satellite, Tanager-1, was successfully launched into orbit on the SpaceX Transporter-11 Rideshare mission. The satellite was developed by Planet Labs (NYSE: PL) with technology from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The launch marks a critical milestone in Carbon Mapper’s work to drive local action on methane and CO2 super-emitters, globally.
Tanager-1 is the first of a series of satellites being developed and deployed through a unique public-private partnership powered by philanthropy that brings together diverse technical, scientific, engineering and policy expertise to accomplish bold emission reduction objectives. The coalition, led by the nonprofit Carbon Mapper, includes JPL, Planet Labs, RMI and Arizona State University alongside philanthropic supporters including High Tide Foundation, Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and Zegar Family Foundation, among others.
«There is more momentum than ever to act on climate. But a lack of public and private investment in global methane and CO2 monitoring has left gaps that leave many emissions untracked and unaddressed,» said Richard Lawrence, Founder and Executive Chairman of High Tide Foundation. «With the launch of Tanager-1 we are scaling up high impact monitoring to drive transparency of super-emitters everywhere and grow society’s collective capacity to be a big part of the solution.»
«Data from this satellite will dramatically improve our ability to pinpoint leaks of methane and CO2 and ensure action is taken to stop them,» said Michael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions and Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies. «It’s a great example of how new technology can lead to more transparency and faster progress in cutting emissions — which is needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.»Methane is over 80 times more powerful at retaining heat in the atmosphere than CO2, contributing to about 30% of global temperature rise to date. Given its outsized climate impact and relatively short lifespan (methane lasts about a decade in the atmosphere), addressing methane is best down payment society can make today to slow the rate of global temperature rise.
