In this conversation, Tia Scarpelli discusses her journey in climate research, focusing on methane emissions from landfills and the complexities of solid waste management. She highlights the importance of understanding methane generation, the role of remote sensing in emission detection, and the challenges of measuring emissions accurately. The discussion also covers mitigation strategies for landfills and the need for effective stakeholder engagement to drive action towards reducing methane emissions.

Keywords

climate change, methane emissions, landfills, remote sensing, environmental engineering, solid waste management, greenhouse gases, emission detection, waste reduction, sustainability

Chapters

03:30 The Importance of Landfills and Methane Emissions

12:09 Understanding Landfill Composition and Methane Generation

20:15 Modeling Methane Emissions from Landfills

25:30 Research and Measurement Challenges in Landfill Emissions

26:57 Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions

31:14 The Role of Remote Sensing in Emission Detection

35:24 Confidence in Remote Measurements

39:58 Mitigation Strategies for Landfills

46:56 CarbonMapper's Goals and Stakeholder Engagement