Breaking Down: Collapse

When it comes to greenhouse gasses, C02 typically takes center stage. In this episode we take on the 2nd most prolific greenhouse gas, methane, which is comparatively a much more powerful gas when it comes to global warming.

There are many theories that exist regarding the future of methane, and we try to take a balanced look at those here.

Learn More:

https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-a-new-way-to-assess-global-warming-potential-of-short-lived-pollutants

https://www.science.org/content/article/only-humans-can-create-climate-altering-methane-burns-new-studies-suggest

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrate_gun_hypothesis

https://www.iea.org/reports/methane-tracker-2020

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/climatechange2/11_3.shtml

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210805-the-search-for-the-worlds-largest-methane-sources

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