California to Launch Its Own Satellite to Monitor Climate Change

California Governor Jerry Brown delivers his final state of the state address in Sacramento, Calif., January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

California is planning to launch its own satellite to “track climate change-causing pollutants,” said Governor Jerry Brown at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on Sep. 14.

The satellite would be able to detect the “point source” of climate pollutants, said Brown.