Submitted by raulbloodwurth t3_y2hh1n in science
L7Death t1_is4vmrq wrote
Reply to comment by matt_the_hat in Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Wells Are Much Higher Than Thought, Study Shows by raulbloodwurth
Methane is measured in parts per billion though. While CO2 is measured in parts per million. Orders of magnitude and all that.... Methane simply doesn't accumulate like CO2, since methane becomes CO2 and water by hydroxyl reactions in the atmosphere within a decade.
SerialStateLineXer t1_is5awr3 wrote
Specifically, the half-life of atmospheric methane is about nine years.
raulbloodwurth OP t1_is5hqvu wrote
The global warming potential (GWP) of CH4 is 84-times higher than CO2 over 20 years and 28-times higher over 100 years.
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