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Not an expert but quickly googling: Methane is 84x more contributing to the warming than CO2 over the first 20 years, per kg emitted. It persists in atmosphere
by jakub_g 4y ago
Not an expert but quickly googling: Methane is 84x more contributing to the warming than CO2 over the first 20 years, per kg emitted.
It persists in atmosphere shorter than CO2 though, so a 100 year coefficient is 28x.
Source: https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/co2-equivalents/ https://climatechangeconnection.org/emissions/co2-equivalent...
- hinkley 4y agoAny other use of methane besides combustion most likely ends up releasing the exact same amount of energy as burning it. For instance, nitrogen fertilizer eventually breaks the hydrogen bonds and ends up back in the atmosphere.
- pencilguin 4y agoBurning it at the source means thatuch more gas will also be extracted and (ultimately) burnt for the other use. 2xNH3 -> 3xH2 + N2 is fine, only excepting that more NH3 will need to be made. In the future it will be made with wind or solar energy, but that is still a few decades off.