Data Tools
There are numerous data tools that can enable jurisdictions track and reduce methane emissions. For most regions, data is already freely available.
With improvements in modeling and the expansion of methane-focused satellite programs, like Carbon Mapper and MethaneSAT, methane transparency is rapidly improving. This brings new opportunities for methane action.
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Climate TRACE
This comprehensive, free-to-use portal shows methane emissions maps worldwide. Climate TRACE data comes from an array of satellites and bottom-up estimation tools.
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Carbon Mapper
Carbon Mapper is a partnership between NASA, the State of California, and others that employs satellites and aircraft to track super-emitters across the globe.
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NASA EMIT
Employing sensors aboard the International Space Station, the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) program maintains a map of “high-confidence,” research-grade methane plumes from point source emitters.
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CanCH4 Symposium
CanCH4 Symposium is an annual 2-day national forum under the theme “Methane by the Numbers”. The event focuses on the latest methane research, key trends in measurement data, technological development, analytics, and mitigation progress. The 2026 edition took place on May 20-21, 2026 at Carleton University, Ottawa
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Super Pollutant Data Initiative
In partnership with GBB Strategy, SPECTRA is compiling a central database of global Super Pollutant data.
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WasteMap RMI
The Waste Methane Assessment Platform, or WasteMAP by RMI and Clean Air Task Force maps waste and methane emissions, showing mitigation opportunities and reduction strategies.
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Research Brief: Urban and Landfill Methane Emissions
A report by the Harvard Methane Initiative on new research quantifying methane emissions and their contributions from urban areas.