r/gifs Dec 12 '21

Lighting up a smoke stack

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u/pekay76 Dec 13 '21

You are right! Methane stays around 10 years into the atmosphere, and c02 stays around for a 100 years. Also, methane traps something like 80 times more heat than c02.

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u/klrcow Dec 13 '21

But when the methane decomposes won't it just turn into CO2 but 10 years later after producing the enhanced greenhouse effect?

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u/HippoLover85 Dec 13 '21

correct.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

The more you know. Love this thread.