The California Air Resources Board invites you to participate in a virtual public meeting to provide input on the grant solicitation for the Community Engagement for Purchased Satellite Data Grant. The California State budget allocated $5 million to ensure satellite methane measurements are accessible, understandable, and useful to communities. Details for participation are provided below. Workshop materials will be posted to the California Satellite Methane Project Meetings & Events webpage prior to the workshop.

During the meeting, staff will briefly present background information on the California Satellite Methane Project (CalSMP) and summarize the community engagement grant solicitation process. Staff will also share preliminary plans for the solicitation and lead a conversation to solicit feedback to help develop the draft grant solicitation. CARB will use the feedback from this meeting to shape the solicitation.  Spanish interpretation will be provided during the workshop. Spanish interpretation will be provided during the workshop.

Verbal feedback about the solicitation may be provided at the workshop, and staff will also accept written feedback following the workshop through 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on May 23, 2025. A link to submit written feedback will be posted to the California Satellite Methane Project Meetings & Events webpage on the day of the workshop. 

The workshop will be held via Zoom at the following date and time:

Date:          April 24, 2025
Time:          5:30- 7:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Location:    Virtual meeting through Zoom

Background

Methane is a greenhouse gas responsible for 25% of global warming and 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 100-year time frame.

The California Satellite Methane Project (CalSMP) is part of California’s commitment to reduce the State’s greenhouse gas emissions, achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, and curb threats to public health, property, and the environment.

Through CalSMP, CARB will use state-of-the-art technology to identify methane plumes and work with state and local agencies, and industry to identify and repair methane leaks. The technology will be on satellites that continuously orbit the Earth, providing regular images of methane plumes. The regular orbit will help to quickly identify leaks, repair them in a timely manner, and verify that they are no longer emitting. As part of CARB’s commitment to transparency, all detected plumes and supporting data will be made available to the public. California does not own the satellites and will pay only for the data provided to the State.  

The California state budget allocated $5 million in local assistance funding for community grants. This will fund community outreach efforts to ensure methane observations are accessible, understandable, and useful to communities.

For more information regarding the California Methane Satellite Project, please refer to the Project webpage.

Contact

If you have questions about the workshop please contact CalSMP@arb.ca.gov.

If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print) or another language, please contact CalSMP@arb.ca.gov as soon as possible, but at least seven calendar days prior to the workshop. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Special Accommodation Request

Consistent with California Government Code section 7296.2, special accommodation or language needs may be provided for any of the following:

• An interpreter to be available at the hearing;
• Documents made available in an alternate format or another language;
• A disability-related reasonable accommodation.

To request these special accommodations or language needs, please contact CalSMP@arb.ca.gov as soon as possible, but no later than 7 business days before the workshop. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service. 

Acomodación Especial

Consecuente con la sección 7296.2 del Código de Gobierno de California, una acomodación especial o necesidades lingüísticas pueden ser suministradas para cualquiera de los siguientes:

• Un intérprete que esté disponible en la audiencia; 
• Documentos disponibles en un formato alterno u otro idioma;
• Una acomodación razonable relacionados con una incapacidad. 

Para solicitar estas comodidades especiales o necesidades de otro idioma, por favor comuníquese con CalSMP@arb.ca.gov lo más pronto posible, pero a más tardar 7 días de trabajo antes del día programado del taller. Los usuarios de TTY/TDD/Voz a Voz pueden marcar el 711 para el Servicio de Retransmisión de Mensajes de California.