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Methane also traps at least 100 times as much heat as CO2. It causes significant near-term warming, and cutting methane gives fast climate benefits. Cutting dow
by peterashford 1y ago
Methane also traps at least 100 times as much heat as CO2. It causes significant near-term warming, and cutting methane gives fast climate benefits. Cutting down on methane emmisions can have considerable more effect on global warming over the next 20 years, compared to CO2 (which we also have to reduce), Atmosphere experts all agree on this.
And "[cows] exist in a closed system" assumes we’re not expanding herds, clearing forests, or using fossil inputs.
- dijit 1y ago> Methane itself is very very harmful but lives almost no time and atmosphere https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-methane-is-short-lived-in-the-atmosphere-but-leaves-long-term-damage-145040 https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-methane-is-sho... Long term damage is reasoned by looking at consequences of the short term effects (such as the death of plants and livestock due to extremes).