By Daniel Zavala-Araiza As countries and energy companies begin to translate methane reduction pledges into tangible progress, satellite technology is helping pinpoint where methane emissions occur, how much is being emitted and who is responsible for them. The newly launched Methane Alert and Response System, called MARS, gives countries, energy companies, communities and stakeholders around the world a glimpse of the transparency they can expect as more satellites collect more emissions data from more parts of the globe. Developed by the United Nations Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, or IMEO , with involvement from scientific and remote sensing experts around the world — including Environmental Defense Fund scientists —MARS will consolidate methane emissions data from a growing ecosystem of satellites to detect methane emissions, and notify and engage with critical stakeholders to respond to and mitigate those emissions.…