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Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time – but most go unfixed

Summary by UN News
Satellites can now spot major methane leaks from space within days. Yet only 13 per cent of those alerts lead to any response from the governments or companies responsible.

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Space-detected methane leaks: the UN warns that only 13% of the cases are involved. Space-detected methane leaks represent a major environmental and climate challenge, and the recent UN warning underlines the urgent need to address this issue. Methane (CH4) is an extremely powerful greenhouse gas, with a global warming potential approximately 28-36 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year horizon. Although its concentration in the atmos…

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UN News broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
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