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> Methane has GWP (over 20 years) of 81.2[4] meaning that, for example, a leak of a tonne of methane is equivalent to emitting 81.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide. Si
by vasco 3y ago
> Methane has GWP (over 20 years) of 81.2[4] meaning that, for example, a leak of a tonne of methane is equivalent to emitting 81.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide. Similarly a tonne of nitrous oxide, from manure or paddy fields for example, is equivalent to 273 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_potential https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_potential
- nl 3y agoNevertheless the math on the impact is ~correct. It's very much a change worth making though.