Azerbaijan's SOCAR Plans To Track Methane Emissions Via Artificial Intelligence
Date
10/3/2024 5:13:15 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 3. SOCAR plans to
make more use of artificial intelligence to track methane
emissions, work out data, and manage the process of reducing
methane emissions, SOCAR's Vice President Afgan Isayev said at the
conference“Progress on Methane: Advancing Global Methane
Reduction” within the framework of the Baku Climate Action Week,
Trend reports.
He noted that the company keeps its finger on the pulse of
emissions to fine-tune the decarbonization process.
“We analyze satellite imagery to identify methane leaks. We have
commenced employing ground measurement techniques, engaging
competent firms. We are collaborating with them to develop an
artificial intelligence tool aimed at optimizing our efforts to
combat methane emissions,” he noted.
Isayev reminded that in December 2023, SOCAR became a signatory
to the international charter on decarbonization, which outlines a
staged approach to decarbonization for the years 2030, 2035, and
2050, with the objective of achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions
by 2050.
“We can reach 0.2 percent of emissions intensity for methane in
2035, and we are actively working for this result,” he
emphasized.
To note, Azerbaijan initiated the signing of the Declaration on
Methane during the upcoming COP29 and also launched an initiative
to reduce methane emissions from food production.
The IEA and the COP29 chairmanship held a high-level event on
methane on the margins of the UN General Assembly last week in New
York.
Also, it was noted that SOCAR's active steps on various methods
of monitoring methane emissions and curbing emissions are welcomed
by the IEA.
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