Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey
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Images From Space Reveal the Truth: That Facility in Turkey Is Heating the Planet! - Sözcü Newspaper
According to an exclusive report by the British newspaper The Guardian, in Turkey, which is preparing to host the COP31 Climate Summit and has called for restrictions on methane emissions globally, it has been revealed that landfills are the source of some of the world's largest methane gas leaks.
Emissions are high on the agenda as Turkey hosts the COP31 climate summit later this fall. At the same time, the country is one of the largest emitters of methane, according to a new analysis.
In two or three nights a week, the smell is installed. Village dwellers from the rural outskirts of Istanbul do not know what it is, but they have been affected by it for years: a smell so ugly that they have to sleep with the windows closed even in hot summer nights. I know and the source: the huge municipal garbage pit Silivri, a few kilometers away, which erupts suffocating gases as food and other organic waste rots, writes The Guardian.
A Guardian investigation, based on satellite data, has revealed high levels of methane leakage from some landfills in Turkey. 7.4 tons of methane per hour were detected in Silivri, and approximately 4 tons per hour in Şile.
Two or three nights a week, the smell descends on the villages. Residents of the settlements on the outskirts of Istanbul have been tormented by it for years. It is so strong that even on hot summer nights they are forced to sleep with the windows closed.
The British newspaper The Guardian reported that some landfills in Turkey are among the highest methane emitting waste facilities worldwide. According to the report, based on satellite data, the landfill in Silivri, Istanbul, releases an average of 7.4 tons of methane per hour into the atmosphere, while the facility in Şile releases approximately 4 tons.
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