"Google's Mission: Mapping Global Methane Leaks from Space"

Google partners with Environmental Defense Fund to launch MethaneSAT, a satellite to detect methane emissions from oil and gas operations. The data will be processed using Google Cloud and overlaid on a map of oil and gas infrastructure created using artificial intelligence. The information will be available through Google Earth Engine later this year, aiding energy companies, researchers, and the public sector in mitigating methane emissions. This initiative comes as governments and major oil and gas operators pledge to reduce methane leaks, with the United States proposing mandatory measures to address the issue.