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Wednesday, 07/15/2015 10:56:56 AM

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:56:56 AM

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Yeah solar energy will certainly help the world. However the real problem is not CO 2. The real danger is CH4 by a factor of 25. It is scond only to CO2 in our atmosphere yet can capture and retain 25 times the amount of heat as compared to CO2. And every single creature from one cell to millions of cells create this daily. No amount of solar usage will ever eliminate this chemical.

Methane (CH4) is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted in the United States from human activities. In 2013, CH4 accounted for about 10% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Methane is emitted by natural sources such as wetlands, as well as human activities such as leakage from natural gas systems and the raising of livestock. Natural processes in soil and chemical reactions in the atmosphere help remove CH4 from the atmosphere. Methane's lifetime in the atmosphere is much shorter than carbon dioxide (CO2), but CH4 is more efficient at trapping radiation than CO2. Pound for pound, the comparative impact of CH4 on climate change is 25 times greater than CO2 over a 100-year period.

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