Climate wardens. – pollution monitoring satellites that can issue fines

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   Mickey on March 6, 2021 at 10:57 pm

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   Idea: Climate wardens. – pollution monitoring satellites that can issue fines

   Link: https://www.unep.org/news-and-...

   Germany shamed by European Space Agency and other satellites. The future is orange, so is the air.

   Invisible air polluting gases revealed by satellite imagery

   Link: https://www.unep.org/new

   The Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, operational since early 2018, is starting to return high resolution maps of air polluting gases that are invisible to the human eye. Amongst the first images released by mission scientists were plumes of nitrogen dioxide flowing from power plants as well as traf... Read more

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   green fingers on March 6, 2021 at 7:55 pm

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   Idea: Climate wardens. – pollution monitoring satellites that can issue fines

   Link: https://www.greenpeace.org/int...

   ESKOM WE FOUND YOU – WATCH YOUR BACK “The world’s biggest hotspot over the three month period is Mpumalanga in South Africa, home to a cluster of a dozen coal fired power plants with a total capacity of over 32 gigawatts owned and operated by Eskom.”

   New satellite data analysis reveals world’s biggest NO2 emissions hotspots - Greenpeace International

   Link: https://www.greenpeace.o

   “Just as we have nowhere to hide from the dirty air impacting our daily lives, so too do the polluters have nowhere to hide.”

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   HADRIAN ION on March 6, 2021 at 6:51 pm

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   Idea: Climate wardens. – pollution monitoring satellites that can issue fines

   Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/j...

   Galactic climate police would be great – satellites are likely one of the best ideas man has had since primitive tools – hence the reference in 2001 space odessey.

   New Satellite Video Shows China Pollution Vanishing During COVID-19 Lockdown—Then Coming Back

   Link: https://www.forbes.com/s

   The European Space Agency released a new video this weekend that shows air pollution vanishing over China as the country goes into COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown, then returning as business resumes.

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   CC on March 6, 2021 at 6:15 pm

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   Idea: Climate wardens. – pollution monitoring satellites that can issue fines

   Link: https://www.climatetrace.org/...

   I really like the sound of these guys – Climate Trace: “We exist to make meaningful climate action faster and easier by mobilizing the global tech community—harnessing satellites, artificial intelligence, and collective expertise.”

   Home — Climate Trace

   Link: https://www.climatetrace

   ABOUT US

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   JamesH on March 6, 2021 at 5:53 pm

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   Idea: Climate wardens. – pollution monitoring satellites that can issue fines

   Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/...

   Trump make space force so it can attack those that report climate change. but the tide is turning. Satellites are the answer only if we can enforce the rules we all make together.

   Satellites to monitor air pollution generated by every power station on Earth

   Link: https://www.independent.

   ‘Too many power companies worldwide currently shroud their pollution in secrecy… We are about to lift that veil’, says boss of firm backed by Google

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