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Bookmark or Share- Methane emissions are driving climate change. Here’s how to ... - UNEPWhat’s the big deal about methane? Methane is the primary contributor to the formation of ground-level ozone, a hazardous air pollutant and greenhouse gas, exposure to which causes 1 million premature deaths every year. Methane is also a powerful greenhouse gas. Over a 20-year period, it is 80 times more potent at warming than carbon dioxide.
- Methane facts and information - National GeographicMethane's impact on climate, past and future. Methane may also have been the cause of rapid warming events deep in Earth’s history, millions of years ago.
- Methane | CH4 | CID 297 - PubChemMethane is the major component of natural gas, which is found in geological deposits known as natural gas fields and used as vehicle fuel in its compressed form. Methane may be burned to produce electricity and is often piped into homes for domestic heating and cooking purposes.
- Methane | Definition, Properties, Uses, & Facts | BritannicaMethane, colorless, odorless gas that occurs abundantly in nature and as a product of certain human activities. Methane is the simplest member of the paraffin series of hydrocarbons and is among the most potent of the greenhouse gases.
- Methane - Climate Change: Vital Signs of the PlanetMethane Basics. Methane (CH 4) is a powerful greenhouse gas, and is the second-largest contributor to climate warming after carbon dioxide (CO 2). A molecule of methane traps more heat than a molecule of CO 2, but methane has a relatively short lifespan of 7 to 12 years in the atmosphere, while CO 2 can persist for hundreds of years or more.
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