Methane is 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, so reducing methane is a very powerful tool to reduce near-term warming.
Kathy Castor: “Methane is 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, so reducing methane is a very powerful tool…”
On the recordOctober 27, 2021
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Highlighting methane's potency and its role in climate change mitigation.
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