This Al Gore-backed project found that we’re seriously undercounting greenhouse gas emissions

Most emissions data is self-reported by polluters and years out of date. Climate Trace calculations show that sectors like oil, gas, and steel could be emitting billions of tons more emissions than we thought.

To tackle climate change, the world needs to know exactly where greenhouse gas emissions are coming from. But most of the data that exists today relies on self-reported numbers from polluters, and it’s often years out of date. A new platform uses satellites, sensors, and AI to directly measure emissions independently—and it’s finding that some sectors are seriously undercounting the problem.

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