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If you turn CO2 in the air into methane in the air then you still have a problem, since methane is 40x as potent as a greenhouse gas.
by ant6n 6y ago
If you turn CO2 in the air into methane in the air then you still have a problem, since methane is 40x as potent as a greenhouse gas.
- gambiting 6y agoYes but on the other hand CO2 stays in the atmosphere hundreds(thousands?) Of years while methane breaks down in just few years, no?
- phaemon 6y agoNo, because it breaks down into CO2. Methane is 21x more potent than CO2 over a 100 year period, and 72x over a 20 year period. So, if you're concerned about what's happening now, that's the figure you need to consider.
- _Microft 6y agoYou do not want to turn carbondioxide into methane to vent it into the air. You want the methane because it is a good fuel (natural gas consists mainly of methane).
- ant6n 6y agoThe point is that even a small amount of accidentally released methane will destroy your co2 balance