Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by soperj on Friday February 04, 2022 @11:40AM
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I think methane lasts for less than a decade in the atmosphere before it's broken down into C02, so considering this has been likely going on for a long time, reducing it would probably have an immediate effect.
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Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by gruez on Friday February 04, 2022 @01:47PM
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>I think methane lasts for less than a decade in the atmosphere before it's broken down into C02
Source? Google info box says:
>Methane is a powerful greenhouses gas with a 100-year global warming potential 28-34 times that of CO2. Measured over a 20-year period, that ratio grows to 84-86 times.
Re:Satellite finds methane leaks from gas pipelines
by soperj on Friday February 04, 2022 @02:21PM
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>Methane, by contrast, is mostly removed from the atmosphere by chemical reaction, persisting for about 12 years. Thus although methane is a potent greenhouse gas, its effect is relatively short-lived.
I was off slightly, but not an order of magnitude.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/16/greenhou...