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Dutch experts build twin satellites to pinpoint greenhouse gas emissions from space
Dutch experts are jointly developing a new satellite system that can accurately measure emissions of the main greenhouse gases worldwide. In addition to tracking “plumes” of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane gas, the two satellites will also map air pollution caused by nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The plan is for the satellites to begin doing this in 2028. The organizations involved have called it a “unique European measuring system.”
Dutch experts are jointly developing a new satellite system that can accurately measure emissions of the main greenhouse gases worldwide. The satellites measure at the source level how many greenhouse gases are rising from, for example, power plants, large factories, or landfills. An important difference between the systems is that TANGO also measures CO2 emissions, the gas that is the biggest contributor to global warming.
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