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A Texas Dairy Ranks Among the State’s Biggest Methane Emitters. But Don’t Ask the EPA or the State About It
(insideclimatenews.org)
this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
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Methane from cows and other natural processes is part of the normal carbon cycle and will not contribute significantly to long term global warning.
Specifically, all methane carbon from cows is going to come from the air. Methane has 20x co2s warning and over 100 years but degrades back into CO2 with a half life of 20 years.
Carbon from fossil fuels will be there forever and cause warming forever.
Focus on actual carbon emissions from oil and gas instead of being fooled by these distractions.
@bioemerl @silence7 @empiricism methane emissions are over 80 times more potent than CO2 over 20 years. We haven’t got 100 years to constrain climate change to anything like safe levels. Given the rapid decay of methane, a full stop of emissions from animal agriculture by a worldwide cessation of meat, dairy and fish consumption would be a quick way to head off climate change. Continues…