Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated neighbor, study finds

Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by snewman on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @05:41PM (#38198258)

And to be clear (for anyone who doesn't know), this "carbon neutrality" argument is entirely bogus, because one molecule of methane has far more climate impact than one molecule of carbon dioxide, even though they each contain a single carbon atom (CH₄ vs. CO₂).

Apparently, the underlying science is basically that "wigglier" molecules have more propensity to intercept photons, and that's why molecules like methane and refrigerants have more impact than the relatively simple CO₂.

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Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by dtgriscom on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @05:57PM (#38198457)

> "wigglier" molecules

Don't get technical with me.

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Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by hkt on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @06:00PM (#38198479)

The proper "exchange rate" between CO2 and other molecules is known as the GWP, Global Warming Potential: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_potential

Methane is 25x worse than carbon dioxide - despite having the same amount of carbon.

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Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by dylan604 on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:06PM (#38199573)

And to be even more clear, if it is a statement about global warming, climate change, green energy or any thing along those lines coming from an official from Texas, you know it is just going to be "wigglier" than any molecule.

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