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.
> 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.