The amount of methane — which is the second-biggest contributor to Earth’s warming — in the atmosphere has spiked to historic highs, according to NOAA.
George Frey / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileThe amount of methane in the atmosphere has spiked to historic highs and is increasing at its fastest recorded rate, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.more potent than carbon dioxide
Reining in methane emissions could be one of the easiest and most effective immediate actions to slow down climate change, some experts say. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere remains the primary and long-term driver of climate change. Its levels also continue to increase and reach new highs, the agency said.
The most recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change analysis estimated that methane’s potential contribution to global warming is more thanMethane accounted for about 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, according to theMethane has many sources. It is the primary component of natural gas, a byproduct of raising livestock like cows and a gas that’s released as organic matter decays in wetlands.
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