China Launch of CO2 Monitoring Satellite

There are now three satellites whose work includes measuring CO2 emissions across the globe. China launched its satellite towards the end of December 2016, joining the efforts already in place by Japan and America. 

 Scientists in these three countries now have the capability to measure how much CO2 is escaping into the atmosphere, and from which areas - a notable achievement which must be helpful to the Paris Agreement. China has already been reducing its heavy dependence on coal, not least because the pollution caused to the people on the ground has been increasingly damaging to health.  

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