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Tackling Agricultural Methane: An Overview of the Science

Legal Planet

Because methane has 28 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide and a shorter atmospheric life of only 12 years, immediate action to reduce methane emissions —including from agriculture—is critical to slow our warming climate, especially in light of expanding global populations and food demand. 2018 , Petersen et al.,

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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

Vermont Law

11) Global warming, in part, is a result of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. (10) In addition, approximately $750 million of casinghead gas was flared in 2018 in the Permian Basin, specifically with no public welfare. (11) 11) Global warming, in part, is a result of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.

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Bay Journal: As Federal Support Emerges, PA Wants To Be A Carbon Capture Hub

PA Environment Daily

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal Pennsylvania is ideally suited to help the nation fight global warming by becoming a leader in the effort to capture and store emissions of carbon dioxide, state officials say. In the battle to slow global warming, carbon dioxide is the chief target. from 1990–2019.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

ESA

Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising. This latest report looks at mitigation — or what the world can do to stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Capturing carbon is a must. Halting at 1.5

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Identifying the Means to an End: The Role of the Social Cost of Carbon

Arnold Porter

The SCC is a metric that seeks to capture all of the costs that emitting a ton of carbon dioxide (or equivalent amounts of other greenhouse gases such as methane) imposes on society by contributing to climate change over the hundreds of years it remains in the atmosphere. What Are the Key Variables Affecting the SCC Amount?