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minus-squareNocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·7 months agoMethane is very potent, and will cause issues for sure. You’re absolutely right about that. But it also has a much shorter half life than carbon does, so it doesn’t have the same kind of long term effects as carbon does.
minus-squareApollo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoIt has a much shorter half life but what does it degrade into?
Methane is very potent, and will cause issues for sure. You’re absolutely right about that. But it also has a much shorter half life than carbon does, so it doesn’t have the same kind of long term effects as carbon does.
It has a much shorter half life but what does it degrade into?