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Why methane matters

Catalyst with Shayle Kann

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The Methane Sink Is a Conversion

The methane sink is quite different than the CO2 sink and that the methane sink is a conversion. 90% of methane ends up being what's called oxidized by something called the hydroxyl radical in the atmosphere. And so this is a chemical reaction that is naturally occurring that is converting methane to CO2 and water. The bad news is that they're not keeping up. So we do see that methane is increasing in the atmosphere and accumulating there.

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