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The methane hunters

2022/2/16
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Rebecca Lieber: 本报告探讨了甲烷泄漏对气候变化的严重影响,以及寻找和解决这些泄漏的挑战。报告介绍了德克萨斯州的环保活动家Sharon Wilson和Miguel Escoto如何利用红外相机等工具追踪甲烷泄漏,并揭示了石油和天然气生产中存在的‘超级排放源’问题。此外,报告还介绍了科学家们利用气体采样和遥感技术寻找甲烷泄漏,以及未来利用卫星监测进行大规模甲烷泄漏检测的计划。最后,报告指出,仅仅堵住泄漏是不够的,需要更彻底的变革来解决化石燃料生产和依赖的问题。 Noam Hassenfeld: 本期节目重点关注甲烷这一强大的温室气体,探讨其对气候变化的巨大影响,以及限制甲烷排放对减缓气候变化的意义。节目还强调了寻找甲烷泄漏的困难,以及需要采取的措施。 Sharon Wilson & Miguel Escoto: 作为环保活动家,他们亲身参与了甲烷泄漏的追踪和记录工作,亲眼目睹了石油天然气生产设施中存在的严重污染问题,并呼吁加强监管和采取更有效的措施来减少甲烷排放。他们使用红外相机等工具,记录了大量甲烷泄漏的证据,并通过网络平台向公众宣传,提高公众的环保意识。 Riley Duren: 作为科学家,他介绍了甲烷的特性以及其作为温室气体的强大作用,并参与了利用飞机和卫星进行遥感监测甲烷泄漏的研究项目。他强调了利用先进技术进行大规模甲烷泄漏检测的重要性,以及未来利用卫星监测来获得全球范围甲烷泄漏数据的计划。 Rebecca Lieber: 作为记者,她综合了多位专家的观点,对甲烷泄漏问题进行了全面的报道。她指出,虽然国际社会已经达成协议,要减少甲烷排放,但实际执行仍然面临许多挑战,包括监管力度不足、技术手段有限等。她还强调了需要从根本上解决化石燃料生产和依赖的问题,才能有效地减少甲烷排放。

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Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is more than 80 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide over a short period. It dissipates faster than CO2, making it a more immediate target for climate change mitigation.

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Methane traps more than 80 times as much heat as CO2 over the short term. So we could make a real difference on climate change this decade if we could stop leaking so much methane into the atmosphere. But before researchers and regulators can figure out how to do that, the methane hunters need to find the leaks.

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