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Why is methane remediation important to climate change?

April 26, 2017climate change methane REMEDIATION

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Why is methane remediation important to climate change?

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Methane is 23 times more potent as a GHG, kilogram for kilogram, than carbon dioxide. The balance of the input rate and the removal rate determines atmospheric concentrations of GHG. There will be a greater impact by concentrating on methane in the medium-term because it is short-lived in the atmosphere and has a high global warming potential (GWP).