Methane is a more potent polluter than CO2 – here’s how energy firms can help contain it (Mark McCord, WEF)

October 26, 2021

Methane gas is more potent than CO2 and its levels in the atmosphere are rising.
Leaks from coal, oil and natural gas extraction and processing are responsible for a third of all methane.
Levels can be cut quickly and substantially if governments and industry get on board.
Energy firms can greatly reduce their emissions using technology that is already developed – and cheap.

How energy firms can stop leaking methane into atmosphere | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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