Al Gore: Emissions reductions hinge on AI measurements from space

[Uncle Joe]

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“The purpose is to get real-time or near-real-time measurement of where all this greenhouse gas pollution is coming from,” he said, noting that more than 100 countries do not have any such inventory and even most that do have only obsolete data.

“All of the emissions data at present derives from one single source and that is the self-reports by some countries, the so-called Annex I Countries,” Gore added, referring to a United Nations categorization of developed countries. “They're out of date, they're inaccurate. We have already reported oil and gas operation emissions are at least double what they have reported.”

While some types of emissions, like methane, can be directly seen by some of the newer satellites in space, Gore explained that measuring carbon dioxide levels — against a high carbon dioxide background on Earth — necessitates the use of artificial intelligence to achieve adequate precision.

“You've heard the old cliche, ‘you can only manage what you measure,’” Gore said. “We haven't had until now the measurements necessary to really manage greenhouse gas pollution.”

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https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/590663-al-gore-emissions-reductions-hinge-on-ai-measurements-from

[NNadir]

1. He probably doesn't read the scientific literature all that much then. n/t.