Re:We should discuss soil as much as coal (2019)
by syl_sau on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:36AM
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The source may not be 100% honest, but the point still stands: a small decrease in methane would suffice.
> Stabilization isn't some intrinsic goal.
I think we both know this, now it is certainly easier if that's all what's needed (as opposed to some drastic reduction).
> I'm sure you can find a coal industry trade publication waving its hands just as well to shift the blame to agriculture.
Well yeah, for sure.
Re:We should discuss soil as much as coal (2019)
by reitzensteinm on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @08:04AM
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No, the point does not stand. Not at all!
The fact that there's methane breaking down in the atmosphere right now does not matter at all. It's the wrong mental model.
Each kilogram of methane you emit today is as bad as 25 kilograms of carbon dioxide over the next hundred years. That's it.
The battle for global warming is going to be won or lost over the next 100 years, easily. We'll have the energy to capture our current emissions and turn back the clock by then.
It already factors in (relatively) fast breakdown, which the quoted text then attempts to double count.
Stabilization isn't some intrinsic goal.
I'm sure you can find a coal industry trade publication waving its hands just as well to shift the blame to agriculture.