Temporary Carbon Removals Can Compensate Warming from Methane Emissions

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Carbon removal projects could prove vital in offsetting methane emissions – the second largest contributor to global warming.

Carbon removal projects could prove vital in offsetting methane emissions – the second largest contributor to global warming.

Nature-based schemes that aim to remove CO2 through methods such as afforestation and reforestation are criticised for being temporary – the carbon removed is often re-released once projects end – as well as fraught with risk.

But climate change researchers have shown they can play an important role in neutralising the environmental impact of methane.

Read more at: University of Exeter

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