China has launched a satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit to monitor its greenhouse gas levels, according to news agency Xinhua. The launch of the TanSat device from the Paris Climate Change Agreement in the northwestern Gobi Desert followed the decision by China and the US to ratify the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. Large sections of northern China have been subject to air pollution "red alerts" in the past week. However world greenhouse gas emissions have stayed flat for the third year in a row, thanks in part to a reduction in Chinese pollution levels.
China has launched a satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit to monitor its greenhouse gas levels, according to news agency Xinhua. The launch of the TanSat device from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the northwestern Gobi Desert followed the decision by China and the US to ratify the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Large sections of northern China have been subject to air pollution "red alerts" in the past week. However world greenhouse gas emissions have stayed flat for the third year in a row, thanks in part to a reduction in Chinese pollution levels.