Microbes, not fossil fuels, drove methane growth between 2020 and 2022

[Meredith Poor + 897]

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/10/21/microbes-not-fossil-fuels-drove-methane-growth-between-2020-and-2022

 

 

[Ron Wagner + 710]

No, we will not give up on our carnivore diets!

[markslawson + 1,058]

On 10/22/2024 at 8:54 AM, Meredith Poor said:

https://www.colorado.edu/today/2024/10/21/microbes-not-fossil-fuels-drove-methane-growth-between-2020-and-2022

Methane has caused problems for climate researchers before. Some years back - I think around 09-10 (the story says early 21st century) - the general increase of methane in the atmosphere levelled off for a few years. Researchers attributed this to engineers fixing leaks in gas pipelines, although I didn't buy the explanation at the time and the fact that natural sources have been taking the lead since is interesting. One less thing to blame on fossil fuels I guess..  

 

[TailingsPond + 1,009]

16 hours ago, markslawson said:

Methane has caused problems for climate researchers before. Some years back - I think around 09-10 (the story says early 21st century) - the general increase of methane in the atmosphere levelled off for a few years. Researchers attributed this to engineers fixing leaks in gas pipelines, although I didn't buy the explanation at the time and the fact that natural sources have been taking the lead since is interesting. One less thing to blame on fossil fuels I guess..  

 

Partial blame. The fossil fuel industry industry still emits methane.

One could also argue that emissions from landfills and cattle operations are increased by fossil fuel usage.  Big agriculture uses a lot fuel and chemicals.  Don't get me wrong - I enjoy eating - but we are very wasteful.  We like energy intensive foods like beef, and we produce huge amounts of food waste that most often ends up rotting in a landfill (making methane.)