Théophile Humann-Guilleminot grabs his 100,000 euro suitcase, a special high-tech camera: "Today we are going on the hunt for methane emissions in Croatia. We analyse oil and natural gas plants." Thermal imaging technician Theo works for the international climate protection organisation CATF and has already undertaken 500 "methane hunts" from Romania to Spain. He always found what he was looking for!
Methane is responsible for a third of global warming. In a 20-year comparison, methane is even 80 times more harmful to the climate than CO2. Agriculture, poorly sealed landfill sites and the use of fossil fuels are the main man-made sources.
