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Not just CO2 - methane is about 25x as potent in terms of global warming as CO2

• deleted 9y ago
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• ams6110 9y ago
  Methane doesn't persist in the atmosphere for nearly as long however. It will break down upon exposure to oxygen, ozone, and UV sunlight.
  • 0xfaded 9y ago
    The commonly cited 20-25 multiplier takes into account the half-life of methane. If the methane didn't beak down the multiplier would be 130-140.
    • setr 9y ago
      why wouldn't you want to take the half life into account