Slush Science Pitching Finals 2017: Janne Hakkarainen
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Claims a new formula to extract the human CO2 fingerprint from satellite observations and uses open-access NASA CO2 data to produce first-ever maps of man-made emissions from space for regions like the Middle East, showing concentrated anomalies. Asserts only about ten researchers focus on this man-made signal, cites a 45% rise in atmospheric CO2 since the Industrial Revolution, and proposes deploying swarms of nano satellite instruments as a cheaper, higher-coverage alternative to a $250M single NASA mission.
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