Michelle Cain, Myles Allen and John Lynch of the University of Oxford have published a plain-language briefing note that explains how different ways of measuring the climate impact of methane (GWP100 versus GWP*) affect definitions of net zero emissions targets.

Read more here (PDF link). See also the Foodsource building block Agricultural methane and its role as a greenhouse gas.

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Carbon footprint GHG emission trends GHG impacts and mitigation Methane
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18 Sep 2019
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