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		twayt on Feb 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scientists raise alarm over ‘dangerously fast’ gro... The GWP is computed for a period of 100 years to account for the various half-lives. The 25x figure is normalized over a 100 year period. Over a 20 year period, it is about 85x more harmful

drallison on Feb 8, 2022 [–]

So methane control is a significant handle to control global warming. It is not a solution but it will buy time if we globally "burn" methane to COP2. See BlueDotChange.org.

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