How much methane removal is required to avoid overshooting 1.5 ∘C?

Methane is the second most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. With an atmospheric lifetime of around a decade, methane mitigation starting immediately has the potential to avoid substantial levels of additional warming by mid-century. In addition to the methane emissions re...

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Published in:Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors: Chris Smith, Camilla Mathison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad5853