India creates more methane from landfill sites than any other country, according to GHGSat, which monitors emissions via satellites. Methane is the second most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon ...

India’s Ministry of Environment, the East Delhi Municipal Commissioner and two spokespeople for the Delhi government didn’t respond to emails and phone calls seeking comment about the emissions.

Scientists used satellite data from four major cities worldwide — Delhi and Mumbai in India, Lahore in Pakistan and Buenos Aires in Argentina — and found that emissions from landfills in 2018 ...

Notably, as per India's third biennial update report (BUR), the country's methane emissions in 2016 (excluding land use and land-use change and forestry) stood at 409 million tonnes CO2e.

Policymakers must have access to comprehensive and reliable data on the country’s energy scenario to make better-informed decisions for India’s transition to a net-zero emissions economy by 2070.

The satellite monitoring company’s 2023 site-level data underscores the importance of technology in obtaining a more accurate picture of landfills’ greenhouse gas emissions, executives said.

Aerial surveys over 200 active U.S. landfills found emissions from more than half of them. This is as much as 50 times the rate at which such leaks have been detected at oil and gas infrastructure ...