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China may be on the right side with clean energy, but also on the wrong side with massively increasing their methane output, increasing desertification, etc: ht
by passiveincomelg 8y ago
China may be on the right side with clean energy, but also on the wrong side with massively increasing their methane output, increasing desertification, etc: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/29/can-the-world-quench-chinas-bottomless-thirst-for-milk https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/29/can-the-...
- vixen99 8y agoIn terms of residence in the atmosphere methane is reported to have a half-life of about 7 years. Carbon dioxide's is much much longer with estimates from 40 -> N years where N might be in the thousands.
- passiveincomelg 8y agoSo you are saying it could be worse. However, if they raised those cows properly it would even help with fighting climate change. But I'm sure they are going down the animal factory route instead.