Planet Labs successfully launched California’s very own satellite Monday to help track dangerous pollutants in the state’s fight against the climate crisis.
This new state-of-the-art tool answers California’s own pledge last year for the state and governments around the world to commit to cutting global methane emissions, one of the worst pollutants. California has set its own goal to reduce 40% of its methane emissions by 2030 compared to 2013 levels.
The idea was suggested by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018. At the time, Brown said: “We’re going to launch our own damn satellite to figure out where the pollution is and how we’re going to end it.”…