The technology behind the Air Pollution Fighting Tools like Climate Trace, Climate Tracker, and MethaneSAT have probably been around for a while but now anyone can use them. That means you!
These are powerful tools in your fight against air pollution for your organization, community, state, county or country. Instead of just complaining that the air smells bad or looks gray, now you can show just how bad it is by using powerful maps and tools.
Some of these tools show the type of emissions and their sheer volumes pouring from toxic sources.
As we all know, these emissions don’t stay where they originate. They spread out over vast areas to other communities, states, even countries. It’s why working to control and/or eliminate these sources will improve health worldwide.
One of the most unfair parts about air pollution is that very often it’s the people who can afford to fight it the least who are impacted the hardest. That’s where Climate Justice comes in.
Fight for Climate Justice
What is Climate Justice?
These tracing tools will also help fight for climate justice because when you can pinpoint the source and see its emissions emanating from that source it presents a case that’s hard argue with.
The source doesn’t need to be right next door to affect your children’s health. Look at these .‘Sacrifice Zones’: Plastic Production is Decimating These 5 Communities Around the World. And while they may not be in your country or locale they are still affecting you and your planet.
This Blog includes:
- How to use tracking tools
- Study extraction reports
- Campaign against fossil fuel subsidies our governments pay out of our pockets
- Breakup with your fossil fuel funding bank
- Find sustainable banks
- Support companies doing sustainability work
1. Climate Trace & Air Tracker
This free tool allows you to see the amount of CO2 and CO2 equivalents being released into the air near you. Use this tool to for class action suits or as ammunition to block any new fossil fuel and coal exploration or refining efforts near you. Climate Trace gives so much hope for targeted tackling of climate change.
Climate Trace
Use Climate Trace to show:
- Emissions zone
- Type of Emissions – oil, gas, wood burning, filtering, coal,
- Amount of emissions
- Where these emission spread
Watch this video to learn more about Climate Trace.
If you need a little guidance naviagating the site, message me. Very happy to help!
Air Tracker
Air Tracker produced by Environmental Defense Fund’s Global Clean Air Initiative is a good tool to use along with Climate Trace and MethaneSAT (below) to get a fuller picture and confirmation of what’s going in your region. Note: Air Tracker is currenlty only available in the United States and Rio de Janeiro. https://globalcleanair.org/air-tracker/map
2. Methane SAT
MethaneSAT uses incredible technology to show actionable climate data presented with support from Bezos Earth Fund, The Audacious Project and New Zealand Space Agency.
If you or your group need extra facts to back up your regional air pollution fight this techonology is fantastic. Check it out
A few methane-related links
- Food Waste Statistics that impact Methane emissions – 2024
- No Time to Waste: Mitigating Methane Emissions from Waste – RMI
Sign the Petition to Help Cut Toxic Plastic Out of Their Lives
Tell Supermarkets Stop Selling Dangerous Plastics That Hurt Your Loved Ones
3. Interactive Extraction Maps
Friends of the Earth
Urgewald
Urgewald compiles and regularly updates lists of those companies exiting the industry. Unfortunately, its list of those still in it is much larger but every bit helps! Use this information to target regional sites.
- Urgewald GCEL Data – Global Coal Exit List
- Urgewald Global Oil & Gas Exit List
- Urgewald Investing in Climate Chaos
4. Campaign Against Banks That Fund Fossil Fuels
Far too many banks support the fossil fuel industry and if we want to get rid of air pollution that needs to stop. Our children suffer greatly from burning fossil fuels so if your bank is a fossil fuel funder Breakup With Your Bank.
The links below will help you identify where the money is coming from to support fossil fuels.
- Banking on Climate Chaos 2024
- Breakup with Banks That Fund the Fossil Fuel Industry
- Still Banking on Coal
- Fossil Fuel Investment Data | Investing in Climate Chaos
- Stop the Money Pipeline STMP Local Partner Map
5. Campaign Against Governments Funding Fossil Fuels
- Fossil fuels received £20bn more UK support than renewables since 2015 | Climate crisis | The Guardian
- End Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the EU NOW https://urgentletter.eu/
- AXE DRAX NO subsidies for burning trees in the UK
- 2023 Subsidies Were Still on the Rise
6. Support Sustainable Banks
- The Most Sustainable Banks in the UK
- U.S. News Sustainable Bank List
- For Europe Veg Club Magazine Gives List of Sustainable Banks
7. Companies Doing Good
- rePurpose Global – 360º solutions to take action on plastic pollutionthru Communication and engagement.
- Partner with Canopy – Canopy Protects Forests, Species, And Climate – They work collaboratively with brands, producers, local NGOs, Indigenous leaders, and decision-makers. Our approach brings the power of the global market to secure large-scale, and just conservation for the world’s climate-critical and biodiversity-rich forests.
- If you live in the northeastern United States, The Energy Age Blogs are great for news on the oil and gas industry (infractions, fines, localized issues) as well as the good news about sustainable energy. Sometimes the news is from elsewhere but the majority is eastern US.