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Methane is an incredibly potent greenhouse gas, however it breaks down rather quickly. Like I said in a sibling post, the big advantage is that biogas is Net 0

Methane is an incredibly potent greenhouse gas, however it breaks down rather quickly. Like I said in a sibling post, the big advantage is that biogas is Net 0 carbon wise as you’re reusing carbon already in the carbon cycle

mlyle 6y ago
... it's incredibly potent as CH4... and then it "breaks down" into CO2 and H2O. I think enkid's point is agreeing with you: might as well burn that sewage CH4 for energy-- you end up with the same CO2 in the end and less CH4 in the atmosphere in the short term.