The Emergence Machine
COP31 and landfill methane
As COP31 begins in Turkey, satellite data reveals a significant landfill methane problem in Istanbul, per Reuters.
Local officials are under pressure to address emissions from the city's waste sites amid international climate scrutiny.
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E14 · E3 · E7 · E11 · E12E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E14, global; the pressure it names: climate treaty meeting. Its words also reach E3 chemistry, E7 ecosystems, E11 organizations and E12 states.
Here it is a dynamic between the planet as a whole, chemistry and ecosystems: COP31 (E14 global), with methane and emissions (E3 chemistry), and waste sites and international climate scrutiny (E7 ecosystems).
The floor of the planet acting as one. In this briefing: COP31.
The floor of chemistry: what is in the air and ground. In this briefing: methane, emissions.
The floor of weather and living systems. In this briefing: waste sites, international climate scrutiny.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: landfill.
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: Local officials.