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> The fossil-fuel industry is understood to be one of the biggest sources of atmospheric methane, primarily due to leaks from the production of oil and gas. >
by hatmatrix 7y ago
> The fossil-fuel industry is understood to be one of the biggest sources of atmospheric methane, primarily due to leaks from the production of oil and gas.
> However, a new paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production suggests that coal mining may actually be a bigger contributor to levels of the greenhouse gas, with emissions set to grow considerably in the coming years.
Isn't coal and coal mining part of the fossil fuel industry?
- Jedd 7y agoWording may not be ideal -- I read it as the TFA suggesting 'bigger contributor than previously estimated' rather than 'bigger contributor than fossil-fuel'. I don't think TFA is trying to separate coal from fossil fuel industry.