
Livestock, Climate Change, and Attacks on a Scientist - Dr. Frank Mitloehner
Talking Biotech with Dr. Kevin Folta
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How Much of a Problem Is Methane Relative to Carbon Dioxide?
Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas. It's 28 times more potent in trapping heat from the sun than CO2. Methane has a half life of 10 years, compared to 1,000 years for CO2 and nitrous oxide. We don't have to reduce it down to zero, but we need to reduce it a fair bit. And when we do, we can get whole industries to be climate neutral.
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