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11. Point of interest: the 20-odd time worse figure is averaged over a century.

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 10:27 PM

Dec 2011

Over shorter time periods, methane is much worse - 72xCO2 averaged over 20 years

Be afraid.

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Der Spiegel: The Durban Climate Agreement 'Is Almost Useless' [View all] marmar Dec 2011 OP

And a different perspective... Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #1

However, that 5.95% increase in emissions was after a decrease from 2008 to 2009 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2011 #4

The annual increase had been slowing from 2003 to 2007 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2011 #15

2010 is the largest, though, and that's at the end of a deep recession. joshcryer Dec 2011 #17

Here, I plotted it with the 2008-2010 data: joshcryer Dec 2011 #18

Are we out of time? Bob Wallace Dec 2011 #5

Methane is 27 times more potent greenhouse gas than is CO2 txlibdem Dec 2011 #6

Fair point. joshcryer Dec 2011 #12

Just let me say thank you for giving me nightmares for the next month NickB79 Dec 2011 #13

Average lifetime is something like 8 years Dead_Parrot Dec 2011 #16

Oops. Nihil Dec 2011 #19

A post from 2006 by hatrack: joshcryer Dec 2011 #14