Study detects methane emissions in the palm oil industry in Indonesia, Malaysia and Colombia

A team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), belonging to the LARS-IIAMA group, has used satellite technology to detect methane emissions in the palm oil industry in Indonesia, Malaysia and Colombia. Their study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, represents a new advance in the use of this technology to identify sources of greenhouse gas emissions. These leaks were already known, but this is the first time a scientific study has provided maps and images showing how the methane escapes.