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jefftk on Jan 8, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: US emissions fell 2.1% in 2019

Methane decomposes in the atmosphere... into CO2.

manfredo on Jan 9, 2020 [–]

Yes but the point is converting coal plants to burn methane - even if fracking results in some leaked methane - is still a significant net gain.

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