new study published in the Journal of Remote Sensing has revealed that current satellite systems underestimate total CO₂ emissions from U.S. thermal power plants by 70% (±12%).
WTF ? How to “reduce” emissions, don’t count some 70% of your coal power plant emissions, job done /s
Yes, but that relies on reporting by the power plants themselves. Obviously that’s not the most accurate thing.
Satellites offer an independent way to measure CO2 emissions not just from power plants but from all sources, all over the planet. So in that way it makes sense.
There are other ways to measure and those should be done as well, that way the data can be validated.