Show Me the Data: Complementary Satellites are Providing Global
Transparency in Methane Emissions - Now
About the Talk
The world needs global transparency in greenhouse gas
emissions. We need global data to verify inventories, find
leaks, and measure our progress towards national and
industrial targets. The global stock-takes planned under the
Paris Agreement require transparency to build trust and work
towards real solutions. Complementary satellites already in
orbit today are showing how this can be done for methane,
and can soon be expanded to carbon dioxide. A global mapping
satellite (Sentinel-5P) is being used with a multispectral
satellite (Sentinel-2) and facility-level detection
satellites (GHGSat) to provide persistent monitoring of
methane emissions worldwide. This presentation will
demonstrate how these satellites are used together, and show
examples of measurements from different industries and
geographies. Finally, a roadmap for future improvements will
be presented.
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About the Speakers
Stephane Germain is the Founder and Chief Executive
Officer of GHGSat whose technology provides actionable
greenhouse gas emissions data and insights to various
industries. Stephane founded GHGSat in 2011 to answer a
market need for consistent, high quality measurements of
greenhouse gas emissions from industrial facilities
worldwide. Mr. Germain has been passionate about applying
space technology for the good of the Earth for over 25
years.
Prior to founding GHGSat, he held senior management
positions in SMEs and large Canadian aerospace corporations.
He started his career as an engineer and project manager at
Spar Aerospace, and had then the opportunity to work for
several years as a consultant at Bain & Company, a leading
international strategy consulting firm, working for Fortune
500 companies in industries ranging from forestry to
aerospace. Mr. Germain graduated from Queen's University
(Canada) with a B.Sc. (Engineering Physics) and a Master in
Business Administration from INSEAD (France).
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